🪡 Ether Lovelace 💝 🪡 (she/her—illiteratis did this)
@laceslibgremlin.bsky.social
I have a dog, some lacemaking skills, and some books.
Not my real name.
Not my real name.
Pinned
Do me a favor: remember that to non-Black people, I am Black. No one else has to acknowledge it but non-Black people treat me as a Black woman anyway, so it’s best to consciously recognize that.
My things are misinformation, education, and sociology so I absolutely see how that could be confused with conspiratorial thinking.
So. New rule. If you think I’m going too far out on a limb, assume I’m not, tag me in a separate post. Don’t accidentally spread misinformation in my replies.
So. New rule. If you think I’m going too far out on a limb, assume I’m not, tag me in a separate post. Don’t accidentally spread misinformation in my replies.
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This was a failed coup by the Trump administration against Democratic members of Congress. Everyday Americans on the grand jury stopped it. The 6 targets were right all along—don’t follow illegal orders. Speak truth to power. Because it will prevail.
February 11, 2026 at 3:24 AM
This was a failed coup by the Trump administration against Democratic members of Congress. Everyday Americans on the grand jury stopped it. The 6 targets were right all along—don’t follow illegal orders. Speak truth to power. Because it will prevail.
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Tokens get spent.
February 11, 2026 at 12:43 AM
Tokens get spent.
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Kinda getting uneasy about "AIPAC" becoming the stand-in for "dark money"
BIG NEWS FROM NJ-11: former Rep. Tom Malinowski concedes, congratulates Analilia Mejia on a positive and well-run campaign, blames AIPAC for his loss, and promises to vigorously oppose anyone AIPAC backs against Mejia in June
February 11, 2026 at 1:42 AM
Kinda getting uneasy about "AIPAC" becoming the stand-in for "dark money"
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Funding my favorite podcaster/twitch streamer/youtuber’s substance use habit is imperative to my wellbeing! How else are they gonna post insanely in ways that appeal to my id?
February 11, 2026 at 1:38 AM
Funding my favorite podcaster/twitch streamer/youtuber’s substance use habit is imperative to my wellbeing! How else are they gonna post insanely in ways that appeal to my id?
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I blocked the person but in the replies a person ask "Why your demographic is so poor?" I fell out if my seat lauging because that answer was so clear abd they had the nerve to ask it and then doubled down and said it was smart to enslave people. Oh well
In collegiate athletics, *coachability* is considered a valuable asset.
A willingness to *listen to the coaches,* internalize what’s said, and use that to improve as players in their position and their sport.
White people, as a demographic, are *uncoachable.*
Unable to LISTEN, LEARN, and GROW.
A willingness to *listen to the coaches,* internalize what’s said, and use that to improve as players in their position and their sport.
White people, as a demographic, are *uncoachable.*
Unable to LISTEN, LEARN, and GROW.
February 11, 2026 at 1:30 AM
I blocked the person but in the replies a person ask "Why your demographic is so poor?" I fell out if my seat lauging because that answer was so clear abd they had the nerve to ask it and then doubled down and said it was smart to enslave people. Oh well
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I don't know where to start with this one, it's a tie between "The DSA is influential by being more European" and "The DSA can weather infighting better than other parties because it's party members fighting, not electeds". And that's not even getting into where they think the US will be in 59 years
February 11, 2026 at 1:19 AM
I don't know where to start with this one, it's a tie between "The DSA is influential by being more European" and "The DSA can weather infighting better than other parties because it's party members fighting, not electeds". And that's not even getting into where they think the US will be in 59 years
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If you have a moral duty to vote, you have a moral duty to fork over a monthly subscription to my favorite podcasters, sorry but that's democracy and if you can't support that then you're not serious.
February 11, 2026 at 12:40 AM
If you have a moral duty to vote, you have a moral duty to fork over a monthly subscription to my favorite podcasters, sorry but that's democracy and if you can't support that then you're not serious.
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Wow the DSA really doesn't like it when you point out they're a pyramid scheme and just voting Democratic for free gets you better results
February 10, 2026 at 11:39 PM
Wow the DSA really doesn't like it when you point out they're a pyramid scheme and just voting Democratic for free gets you better results
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>The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks (BPOE), commonly known as the Elks Lodge or simply The Elks, is an American fraternal order and charitable organization founded in 1868 in New York City. Originally established as a social club for minstrel show performers,
DSA 🤝 Elks
DSA 🤝 Elks
February 11, 2026 at 1:32 AM
>The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks (BPOE), commonly known as the Elks Lodge or simply The Elks, is an American fraternal order and charitable organization founded in 1868 in New York City. Originally established as a social club for minstrel show performers,
DSA 🤝 Elks
DSA 🤝 Elks
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You see, THIS is allyship. You don't need to make loud proclamations that you're an ally. Anybody can talk the talk - you just need to walk the walk.
www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...
www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...
Democratic governors will skip White House dinner in support of Moore
Eighteen Democratic governors are refusing to attend a dinner at the White House with President Donald Trump next week, after Maryland Gov. Wes Moore and Colorado Gov. Jared Polis were uninvited.
www.thebanner.com
February 10, 2026 at 10:07 PM
You see, THIS is allyship. You don't need to make loud proclamations that you're an ally. Anybody can talk the talk - you just need to walk the walk.
www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...
www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...
Racism is expensive
February 11, 2026 at 1:17 AM
Racism is expensive
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Obama installed a 443 billion basketball court tho
February 11, 2026 at 1:15 AM
Obama installed a 443 billion basketball court tho
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The Republican SAVE Act is voter suppression, plain and simple.
And it will impact women the most.
And it will impact women the most.
February 11, 2026 at 1:14 AM
The Republican SAVE Act is voter suppression, plain and simple.
And it will impact women the most.
And it will impact women the most.
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i've internalized "lies, damned lies, and statistics" to such a degree that i can't look at a nice chart without immediately scrutinizing everything for shenanigans
i know how much effort goes into those pretty pictures. i *know* you had a specific reason to deviate from the default settings.
i know how much effort goes into those pretty pictures. i *know* you had a specific reason to deviate from the default settings.
I just really can’t believe people would claim academic superiority over me while pulling a “lying with statistics“
February 11, 2026 at 12:42 AM
i've internalized "lies, damned lies, and statistics" to such a degree that i can't look at a nice chart without immediately scrutinizing everything for shenanigans
i know how much effort goes into those pretty pictures. i *know* you had a specific reason to deviate from the default settings.
i know how much effort goes into those pretty pictures. i *know* you had a specific reason to deviate from the default settings.
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BONUS RULING: Judge Thomas Johnston, a George W. Bush appoiintee in West Virginia, used a recent ruling to warn of the dangers of defying due process for immigrants because of what it could also mean for Americans. It's worth a read.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
February 10, 2026 at 11:48 AM
BONUS RULING: Judge Thomas Johnston, a George W. Bush appoiintee in West Virginia, used a recent ruling to warn of the dangers of defying due process for immigrants because of what it could also mean for Americans. It's worth a read.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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The proposed comparison of an already-approved flu shot against the new one is absolutely the correct way to conduct this trial.
February 11, 2026 at 12:10 AM
The proposed comparison of an already-approved flu shot against the new one is absolutely the correct way to conduct this trial.
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It is my fondest wish that those who have been elected to serve the people of the United States would wake the fuck up and understand the danger that the U.S. is in with RFK Jr. “leading” HHS.
It’s a multi-pronged attack on public health.
It’s a multi-pronged attack on public health.
February 11, 2026 at 12:04 AM
It is my fondest wish that those who have been elected to serve the people of the United States would wake the fuck up and understand the danger that the U.S. is in with RFK Jr. “leading” HHS.
It’s a multi-pronged attack on public health.
It’s a multi-pronged attack on public health.
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Now, it is possible there is something legitimate that made Prasad make this decision.
But based on his prior writing, I would guess that Prasad wants a placebo in the mix.
If that is the case then all of the people in the placebo group would be in danger of severe disease and death.
I
But based on his prior writing, I would guess that Prasad wants a placebo in the mix.
If that is the case then all of the people in the placebo group would be in danger of severe disease and death.
I
February 11, 2026 at 12:02 AM
Now, it is possible there is something legitimate that made Prasad make this decision.
But based on his prior writing, I would guess that Prasad wants a placebo in the mix.
If that is the case then all of the people in the placebo group would be in danger of severe disease and death.
I
But based on his prior writing, I would guess that Prasad wants a placebo in the mix.
If that is the case then all of the people in the placebo group would be in danger of severe disease and death.
I
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Vinay Prasad of the FDA has broken with the usual approval process and refuses to review Moderna’s new flu shot.
He claims that the proposed clinical trial, which would compare the new vaccine to an already approved one, “does not reflect the best-available standard of care”.
He claims that the proposed clinical trial, which would compare the new vaccine to an already approved one, “does not reflect the best-available standard of care”.
Moderna says FDA refuses to review its application for experimental flu shot
Moderna said the move is inconsistent with previous feedback from the FDA on the experimental influenza shot, called mRNA-1010.
www.cnbc.com
February 10, 2026 at 11:59 PM
Vinay Prasad of the FDA has broken with the usual approval process and refuses to review Moderna’s new flu shot.
He claims that the proposed clinical trial, which would compare the new vaccine to an already approved one, “does not reflect the best-available standard of care”.
He claims that the proposed clinical trial, which would compare the new vaccine to an already approved one, “does not reflect the best-available standard of care”.
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wall street bankers feel liberated because they can say the r word again (recession)
February 10, 2026 at 10:23 PM
wall street bankers feel liberated because they can say the r word again (recession)
I just really can’t believe people would claim academic superiority over me while pulling a “lying with statistics“
February 10, 2026 at 11:59 PM
I just really can’t believe people would claim academic superiority over me while pulling a “lying with statistics“
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Thats why they on this app SCREAMING at any Black person they can find who is expressing Black joy because NOW that THEY’RE dying by hands of law enforcement, every day is a tragedy even though their culture of FEAR and HATRED is the reason ICE even exists to begin with.
February 10, 2026 at 9:44 PM
Thats why they on this app SCREAMING at any Black person they can find who is expressing Black joy because NOW that THEY’RE dying by hands of law enforcement, every day is a tragedy even though their culture of FEAR and HATRED is the reason ICE even exists to begin with.
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Respectively it will always be f u.
F u for staying silent during enslavement.
F u for hijacking the abolitionist movement.
F u for allowing jim crow.
F u for hijacking the civil rights movement.
F u for staying silent during police brutality.
F u for tearing down the BLM movement.
Just F u.
F u for staying silent during enslavement.
F u for hijacking the abolitionist movement.
F u for allowing jim crow.
F u for hijacking the civil rights movement.
F u for staying silent during police brutality.
F u for tearing down the BLM movement.
Just F u.
Thats why they on this app SCREAMING at any Black person they can find who is expressing Black joy because NOW that THEY’RE dying by hands of law enforcement, every day is a tragedy even though their culture of FEAR and HATRED is the reason ICE even exists to begin with.
February 10, 2026 at 11:43 PM
Respectively it will always be f u.
F u for staying silent during enslavement.
F u for hijacking the abolitionist movement.
F u for allowing jim crow.
F u for hijacking the civil rights movement.
F u for staying silent during police brutality.
F u for tearing down the BLM movement.
Just F u.
F u for staying silent during enslavement.
F u for hijacking the abolitionist movement.
F u for allowing jim crow.
F u for hijacking the civil rights movement.
F u for staying silent during police brutality.
F u for tearing down the BLM movement.
Just F u.