Leareth
@leareth.bsky.social
Professional geek, sometimes writes fic for old fandoms.
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Leareth
@leareth.bsky.social
· Nov 17
If you know me from any of the previous platforms and spaces I've used this handle on (it's an oooold handle now), you know me.
Don't know me? Continue to be perplexed.
Don't know me? Continue to be perplexed.
I've been getting clothes almost exclusively secondhand for several years now (including my wedding dress) and this month's Depop win is a dark red silk cheongsam with peonies, never worn as it was purchased as a tea ceremony backup outfit, and it fits me PERFECTLY that's my 🐴CNY outfit sorted
February 11, 2026 at 11:05 AM
I've been getting clothes almost exclusively secondhand for several years now (including my wedding dress) and this month's Depop win is a dark red silk cheongsam with peonies, never worn as it was purchased as a tea ceremony backup outfit, and it fits me PERFECTLY that's my 🐴CNY outfit sorted
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While Israeli President Isaac Herzog visited Sydney, his government was taking concrete actions in the West Bank designed to "continue to kill the idea of a Palestinian state".
Israel pushes ahead in West Bank as Herzog visits Australia
While Israeli President Isaac Herzog visited Sydney, his government was taking concrete actions in the West Bank designed to "continue to kill the idea of a Palestinian state".
www.abc.net.au
February 10, 2026 at 6:08 PM
While Israeli President Isaac Herzog visited Sydney, his government was taking concrete actions in the West Bank designed to "continue to kill the idea of a Palestinian state".
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It’s easy to see how Twitter, Facebook, and so many other companies are contributing to how bad the world is getting, but Google’s villainy somehow keeps sliding under the radar.
February 10, 2026 at 9:01 PM
It’s easy to see how Twitter, Facebook, and so many other companies are contributing to how bad the world is getting, but Google’s villainy somehow keeps sliding under the radar.
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I think I said this a while ago while arguing with people who said that bots can do law / medicine.
The difficulty in practice is not simply knowing the symptoms of a clinical presentation. It is understanding that you have to ask people questions to make sure you understand what is happening.
The difficulty in practice is not simply knowing the symptoms of a clinical presentation. It is understanding that you have to ask people questions to make sure you understand what is happening.
February 9, 2026 at 4:24 PM
I think I said this a while ago while arguing with people who said that bots can do law / medicine.
The difficulty in practice is not simply knowing the symptoms of a clinical presentation. It is understanding that you have to ask people questions to make sure you understand what is happening.
The difficulty in practice is not simply knowing the symptoms of a clinical presentation. It is understanding that you have to ask people questions to make sure you understand what is happening.
carrying a leaf on his back this morning 🍃🐕🦺
February 9, 2026 at 10:06 PM
carrying a leaf on his back this morning 🍃🐕🦺
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Former Washington Post journalists have launched a GoFundMe to help repatriate fired staff members who are effectively stranded in foreign countries.
One of the richest men in the world fired them from the paper and didn’t even pay to ensure they got home.
Abolish the billionaire class:
One of the richest men in the world fired them from the paper and didn’t even pay to ensure they got home.
Abolish the billionaire class:
Donate to Support for Washington Post international employees, organized by Michelle Lee
Among the hundreds of journalists laid off by The Washington Post on … Michelle Lee needs your support for Support for Washington Post international employees
www.gofundme.com
February 8, 2026 at 4:37 AM
Former Washington Post journalists have launched a GoFundMe to help repatriate fired staff members who are effectively stranded in foreign countries.
One of the richest men in the world fired them from the paper and didn’t even pay to ensure they got home.
Abolish the billionaire class:
One of the richest men in the world fired them from the paper and didn’t even pay to ensure they got home.
Abolish the billionaire class:
Without naming your job, tell me something you say over and over again at work.
"Assuming factual accuracy, this can be published."
"Assuming factual accuracy, this can be published."
Without naming your job, tell me something you say over and over again at work.
"Upheld appeals for reconsideration under Medicare Part C plans must be automatically forwarded to independent review. Please have the case analyst fill in the date sent to IRE or if none provide the RCA."
"Upheld appeals for reconsideration under Medicare Part C plans must be automatically forwarded to independent review. Please have the case analyst fill in the date sent to IRE or if none provide the RCA."
Without naming your job, tell me something you say over and over again at work.
"Passive Voice. Style guide prefers active construction. Consider WHO performs this action and rephrase as: <Subject who performs action> <Verb> <Object of action>."
"Passive Voice. Style guide prefers active construction. Consider WHO performs this action and rephrase as: <Subject who performs action> <Verb> <Object of action>."
February 8, 2026 at 3:22 AM
Without naming your job, tell me something you say over and over again at work.
"Assuming factual accuracy, this can be published."
"Assuming factual accuracy, this can be published."
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There is zero reason for a billionaire to own an adversarial news outlet in a kleptocracy. And so billionaires are gutting the media companies they own, reorienting them to better align with the regime, and spending money on bribes rather than journalists
www.404media.co/the-washingt...
www.404media.co/the-washingt...
The Washington Post Is No Longer Useful to Jeff Bezos
In a kleptocracy, there is no reason for a billionaire to own an adversarial news outlet.
www.404media.co
February 5, 2026 at 3:14 PM
There is zero reason for a billionaire to own an adversarial news outlet in a kleptocracy. And so billionaires are gutting the media companies they own, reorienting them to better align with the regime, and spending money on bribes rather than journalists
www.404media.co/the-washingt...
www.404media.co/the-washingt...
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This whole thing where billionaires snap up media properties so they can run them into the ground to make it harder for people to call them and their cronies to account is extremely obvious and very tiresome. It also limits our access to largr information about culture and the world, also by design.
February 4, 2026 at 3:44 PM
This whole thing where billionaires snap up media properties so they can run them into the ground to make it harder for people to call them and their cronies to account is extremely obvious and very tiresome. It also limits our access to largr information about culture and the world, also by design.
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I'm worried that the broader public isn't really understanding the Epstein Files. The problem isn't that everyone in the files is a secret pedophile, it's that all the people are corresponding with him because they *don't care that he's a pedophile*. It's a story of elite impunity.
You can look at the Epstein files and conclude that only bad people have billions of dollars, but I think it’s also possible that having billions of dollars cauterizes your humanity
February 3, 2026 at 7:26 PM
I'm worried that the broader public isn't really understanding the Epstein Files. The problem isn't that everyone in the files is a secret pedophile, it's that all the people are corresponding with him because they *don't care that he's a pedophile*. It's a story of elite impunity.
Sydney summer = sunset ocean pool lap exercise followed by pub steak
January 29, 2026 at 12:48 PM
Sydney summer = sunset ocean pool lap exercise followed by pub steak
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This climate catastrophe proudly brought to you by the Murdoch Media, the LNP and the ALP.
January 27, 2026 at 5:40 AM
This climate catastrophe proudly brought to you by the Murdoch Media, the LNP and the ALP.
between 🦄 getting A Thing and me doing what I do best behind the scenes, all power couple jokes are absolutely valid
January 26, 2026 at 10:34 PM
between 🦄 getting A Thing and me doing what I do best behind the scenes, all power couple jokes are absolutely valid
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i say this as someone with at least a mild background in cybersecurity — tiktok is now trump/fedgov spyware. you need to delete your account and app ASAP. just because the app isn‘t open doesn’t mean they won’t be harvesting your personal data to target you. queer folx get the fuck off that app
January 26, 2026 at 4:19 AM
i say this as someone with at least a mild background in cybersecurity — tiktok is now trump/fedgov spyware. you need to delete your account and app ASAP. just because the app isn‘t open doesn’t mean they won’t be harvesting your personal data to target you. queer folx get the fuck off that app
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Even after Trump is gone, the world will remember that he threatened to forcibly seize the territory of a peaceful democratic ally, and our institutions failed to immediately remove him. That makes US dangerously unreliable, not just one senile gangster.
His not being impeached by the end of the business day as a result of this threat is as much a problem as the threat itself. It’s not just Trump that the world has to worry about, it’s a GOP that supports him and Democrats who suck their thumbs and refuse to even discuss pushing to remove him
January 21, 2026 at 2:46 PM
Even after Trump is gone, the world will remember that he threatened to forcibly seize the territory of a peaceful democratic ally, and our institutions failed to immediately remove him. That makes US dangerously unreliable, not just one senile gangster.
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With Donald Trump’s actions in Greenland, Minneapolis, and Venezuela, a foreign enemy could not invent a better chain of events to wreck the standing of the United States. www.wired.com/story/donald...
We Are Witnessing the Self-Immolation of a Superpower
With Donald Trump’s actions in Greenland, Minneapolis, and Venezuela, a foreign enemy could not invent a better chain of events to wreck the standing of the United States.
www.wired.com
January 22, 2026 at 11:07 AM
With Donald Trump’s actions in Greenland, Minneapolis, and Venezuela, a foreign enemy could not invent a better chain of events to wreck the standing of the United States. www.wired.com/story/donald...
fantasising about every EU and S.American government, private, and NFP office terminating their decades-long rolling contracts with Microsoft and other US software/tech products due to national security risks, and the impact such massive loss of tech licence revenue would have
January 21, 2026 at 1:39 AM
fantasising about every EU and S.American government, private, and NFP office terminating their decades-long rolling contracts with Microsoft and other US software/tech products due to national security risks, and the impact such massive loss of tech licence revenue would have
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Amazing moment on French TV. A French judge explains how Trump sent people from the US Embassy basically trying to intimidate her during Le Pen's trial for embezzlement - something they've done to other judges around the world.
January 20, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Amazing moment on French TV. A French judge explains how Trump sent people from the US Embassy basically trying to intimidate her during Le Pen's trial for embezzlement - something they've done to other judges around the world.
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america how to turn off
america how to silence notifications
america how to delete
america why included as part of default software in world
america can i replace it with linux
america how to silence notifications
america how to delete
america why included as part of default software in world
america can i replace it with linux
January 20, 2026 at 4:29 PM
america how to turn off
america how to silence notifications
america how to delete
america why included as part of default software in world
america can i replace it with linux
america how to silence notifications
america how to delete
america why included as part of default software in world
america can i replace it with linux
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US friends ILU but working in news and waking up every day to whatever shitfuckery geopolitical foreign policy headlines came out overnight means a daily morning dose of utter loathing at the sight of the 🇺🇸 flag on my TV screen
January 19, 2026 at 11:35 PM
US friends ILU but working in news and waking up every day to whatever shitfuckery geopolitical foreign policy headlines came out overnight means a daily morning dose of utter loathing at the sight of the 🇺🇸 flag on my TV screen
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January 19, 2026 at 9:55 PM
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Australia’s confidence in Trump’s US has evaporated. What will it take for the alliance to rupture?
Australia’s confidence in Trump’s US has evaporated. What will it take for the alliance to rupture?
The superpower still plays a critical role in the Pacific, but there will be no going back to the liberal world order even after this presidential term ends, analysts agree
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Perched high above Canberra stands a stylised American eagle statue on a towering column.
Colloquially derided as the Phallus in Blunderland or the Chicken on a Stick, the Australian-American Memorial was paid for by mid-century Australians “to commemorate the service and sacrifice of American men and women in the defence of Australia” during the second world war. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 16, 2026 at 2:05 PM
Australia’s confidence in Trump’s US has evaporated. What will it take for the alliance to rupture?
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This seems like a maliciously put headline to make people feel a certain way.
Wikipedia is not partaking in generative AI. They are making AI companies and scrappers having to pay for training their modules off wikipedia texts. And having an AI (not that ai) tasked with updating dead links.
Wikipedia is not partaking in generative AI. They are making AI companies and scrappers having to pay for training their modules off wikipedia texts. And having an AI (not that ai) tasked with updating dead links.
Wikipedia, the online encyclopedia written by volunteers, is embracing artificial intelligence to mark its 25th anniversary.
Wikipedia unveils new AI licensing deals as it marks 25th birthday
Wikipedia, the online encyclopedia written by volunteers, is embracing artificial intelligence to mark its 25th anniversary.
bit.ly
January 15, 2026 at 7:08 PM
This seems like a maliciously put headline to make people feel a certain way.
Wikipedia is not partaking in generative AI. They are making AI companies and scrappers having to pay for training their modules off wikipedia texts. And having an AI (not that ai) tasked with updating dead links.
Wikipedia is not partaking in generative AI. They are making AI companies and scrappers having to pay for training their modules off wikipedia texts. And having an AI (not that ai) tasked with updating dead links.
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I mean, I would, if I were them. The US is 100% not to be trusted any more, nor will we be again for a long time, if ever. Even when we get rid of the current feculent toad in what remains of the White House, the US fascist infrastructure will remain and could resurface, like a case of Nazi shingles
Denmark confirms an expanded, more permanent Danish and NATO military presence in and around Greenland, beginning today. Deployments span land, sea, and air, including protection of critical infrastructure, fighter jets, and naval operations. Sweden has committed forces; other NATO allies may follow
January 14, 2026 at 7:49 PM
I mean, I would, if I were them. The US is 100% not to be trusted any more, nor will we be again for a long time, if ever. Even when we get rid of the current feculent toad in what remains of the White House, the US fascist infrastructure will remain and could resurface, like a case of Nazi shingles
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Japan gets new Pixiv-like social media platform for artists that strictly bans AI-generated images. Creators can authenticate work as hand-drawn
Tegaki has attracted over 5,000 users on its first day, and it comes with an English version
automaton-media.com/en/news/japa...
Tegaki has attracted over 5,000 users on its first day, and it comes with an English version
automaton-media.com/en/news/japa...
Japan gets new Pixiv-like social media platform for artists that strictly bans AI-generated images. Creators can authenticate work as hand-drawn - AUTOMATON WEST
TEGAKI is a new social media platform for artists with an integrated authentication system and commissions.
automaton-media.com
January 14, 2026 at 4:59 AM
Japan gets new Pixiv-like social media platform for artists that strictly bans AI-generated images. Creators can authenticate work as hand-drawn
Tegaki has attracted over 5,000 users on its first day, and it comes with an English version
automaton-media.com/en/news/japa...
Tegaki has attracted over 5,000 users on its first day, and it comes with an English version
automaton-media.com/en/news/japa...