Lydia
@lydiabeeyoobee.bsky.social
Public policy student. For fun: culture, linguistics, old houses and fashion, walkable cities, cats. Arlington, VA. Hoya Saxa
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I've never had a trans woman tell me to get back in the kitchen, or make a "joke" about how women shouldn't be allowed to vote. I've never seen trans women outside the planned parenthood calling women murderers and whores. trans women have never dogged me out for incorrectly performing femininity
November 22, 2025 at 4:17 PM
I've never had a trans woman tell me to get back in the kitchen, or make a "joke" about how women shouldn't be allowed to vote. I've never seen trans women outside the planned parenthood calling women murderers and whores. trans women have never dogged me out for incorrectly performing femininity
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My favorite piece of content today.
November 21, 2025 at 8:28 PM
My favorite piece of content today.
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My other conclusion was that learning to mend clothing was probably the single most sustainable thing I could do, and that at least was wholly in my control.
November 20, 2025 at 5:21 PM
My other conclusion was that learning to mend clothing was probably the single most sustainable thing I could do, and that at least was wholly in my control.
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they're expanding a probe to include the Holocaust denial
www.lemonde.fr/en/pixels/ar...
www.lemonde.fr/en/pixels/ar...
French authorities charges X over Holocaust-denial comments by AI chatbot Grok
On Monday, Elon Musk's social media AI chatbot posted in French that the gas chambers in Nazi death camps were designed for 'disinfection' against typhus, rather than for mass executions.
www.lemonde.fr
November 20, 2025 at 11:44 AM
they're expanding a probe to include the Holocaust denial
www.lemonde.fr/en/pixels/ar...
www.lemonde.fr/en/pixels/ar...
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It's as if going all in on car dependent sprawl was a terrible idea and now we live with bidding wars for basic "perks" such as walkability, leaving those without deep pockets financially obligated to cars, so they can access more affordable housing.
What a cluster.
www.realtor.com/news/trends/...
What a cluster.
www.realtor.com/news/trends/...
November 19, 2025 at 9:28 PM
It's as if going all in on car dependent sprawl was a terrible idea and now we live with bidding wars for basic "perks" such as walkability, leaving those without deep pockets financially obligated to cars, so they can access more affordable housing.
What a cluster.
www.realtor.com/news/trends/...
What a cluster.
www.realtor.com/news/trends/...
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"The transit system is one of the greatest tools communities have to combat climate change and reduce emissions. “You can make a pretty immediate impact.” www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/c...
Iowa City Made Its Buses Free. Traffic Cleared, and So Did the Air.
www.nytimes.com
November 19, 2025 at 5:03 PM
"The transit system is one of the greatest tools communities have to combat climate change and reduce emissions. “You can make a pretty immediate impact.” www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/c...
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btw i post so many links to longer form content because i believe we can get our attention spans back but only if we actually do it, not if we sit around complaining on short form platforms about how bad our attention spans are
November 19, 2025 at 4:33 AM
btw i post so many links to longer form content because i believe we can get our attention spans back but only if we actually do it, not if we sit around complaining on short form platforms about how bad our attention spans are
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Hey authors! Check to see if Anthropic stole your book to train their slop generator on. You’re entitled to $1500 per stolen Work.
Look up your work, and if you’re in the database, file a claim
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Look up your work, and if you’re in the database, file a claim
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Submit a Claim
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November 18, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Hey authors! Check to see if Anthropic stole your book to train their slop generator on. You’re entitled to $1500 per stolen Work.
Look up your work, and if you’re in the database, file a claim
secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup/
Look up your work, and if you’re in the database, file a claim
secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup/
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"Bronx high schooler Joel Camas was freed today from immigration custody on bond after nearly a month."
"His case [..] became highly publicized in part due to his Special Immigrant Juvenile Status."
#NewYork #USA #Incarceration #Deportation #EthnicCleansing
"His case [..] became highly publicized in part due to his Special Immigrant Juvenile Status."
#NewYork #USA #Incarceration #Deportation #EthnicCleansing
Bronx High Schooler Returns Home After a Month in ICE Custody
Joel Camas, 16, was released on bond on Monday after nearly a month in federal immigration custody. Now he awaits the court's decision on whether to stop his deportation.
documentedny.com
November 18, 2025 at 3:54 PM
"Bronx high schooler Joel Camas was freed today from immigration custody on bond after nearly a month."
"His case [..] became highly publicized in part due to his Special Immigrant Juvenile Status."
#NewYork #USA #Incarceration #Deportation #EthnicCleansing
"His case [..] became highly publicized in part due to his Special Immigrant Juvenile Status."
#NewYork #USA #Incarceration #Deportation #EthnicCleansing
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so this is not ~fully like to like~ from ACA credit changes (relationship status change in there), but my marketplace premiums for next year are ~3.3X my 2025 premiums.
probably going on my spouse's employer plan, but wow!
probably going on my spouse's employer plan, but wow!
October 29, 2025 at 6:31 AM
so this is not ~fully like to like~ from ACA credit changes (relationship status change in there), but my marketplace premiums for next year are ~3.3X my 2025 premiums.
probably going on my spouse's employer plan, but wow!
probably going on my spouse's employer plan, but wow!
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We need to build some real social stigma around being afraid of cities. You don't have to like them or live there, but a politics built this strongly around watching TV and going "ewww" is embarrassing, and people should be embarrassed by it. It's like "fear of werewolves" being your top issue.
June 10, 2025 at 3:17 PM
We need to build some real social stigma around being afraid of cities. You don't have to like them or live there, but a politics built this strongly around watching TV and going "ewww" is embarrassing, and people should be embarrassed by it. It's like "fear of werewolves" being your top issue.
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kinda thinking about buying something to try trick my body into thinking it's *not* depressingly dark outside
have any of y'all tried any of those natural light simulators, and what did you think of them?
have any of y'all tried any of those natural light simulators, and what did you think of them?
November 17, 2025 at 10:10 PM
kinda thinking about buying something to try trick my body into thinking it's *not* depressingly dark outside
have any of y'all tried any of those natural light simulators, and what did you think of them?
have any of y'all tried any of those natural light simulators, and what did you think of them?
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I’m not a lawyer but I’m pretty sure you’re not allowed to tell the jury to “vote assuming we actually have a whole bunch more secret evidence”
November 17, 2025 at 8:32 PM
I’m not a lawyer but I’m pretty sure you’re not allowed to tell the jury to “vote assuming we actually have a whole bunch more secret evidence”
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Come be my colleague! Yale School of Public Health has an open-rank search for Health Policy & Management. Focus areas are empirical research in health policy, healthcare management or health services research. You still have time! apply.interfolio.com/176891
November 17, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Come be my colleague! Yale School of Public Health has an open-rank search for Health Policy & Management. Focus areas are empirical research in health policy, healthcare management or health services research. You still have time! apply.interfolio.com/176891
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look upon my cat
November 16, 2025 at 3:49 PM
look upon my cat
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'Worst of the Worst'? DOJ Figures Show 97.4% of 614 Detained Immigrants in Chicago Had No Criminal Record www.commondreams.org/news/worst-o...
'Worst of the Worst'? DOJ Figures Show 97.4% of 614 Detained Immigrants in Chicago Had No Criminal Record | Common Dreams
Of 614 people on list who may have been unlawfully arrested and detained by federal officials, only 16 had a criminal record of any kind.
www.commondreams.org
November 15, 2025 at 9:41 PM
'Worst of the Worst'? DOJ Figures Show 97.4% of 614 Detained Immigrants in Chicago Had No Criminal Record www.commondreams.org/news/worst-o...
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Thou shall not bear false witness against thy neighbor.
Trump’s border czar rebukes US bishops over immigration stance
Tom Homan, a self-described 'lifelong Catholic', has launched a sharp attack on the US Conference of Catholic Bishops after they issued a collective statement raising concerns over the Trump administr...
thecatholicherald.com
November 16, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Thou shall not bear false witness against thy neighbor.
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What could be more on-brand than Jesus hitting you up for In-App purchases?
November 16, 2025 at 12:41 AM
What could be more on-brand than Jesus hitting you up for In-App purchases?
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I designed an otter blanket! Up for presale on my kofi this weekend. 🦦
November 13, 2025 at 5:16 PM
I designed an otter blanket! Up for presale on my kofi this weekend. 🦦
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Good morning, kids and people, today in book, we have a cover:
(Preorder this jawn at www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/555914... and use the Bookshop link if you can!)
(Preorder this jawn at www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/555914... and use the Bookshop link if you can!)
July 15, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Good morning, kids and people, today in book, we have a cover:
(Preorder this jawn at www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/555914... and use the Bookshop link if you can!)
(Preorder this jawn at www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/555914... and use the Bookshop link if you can!)
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bsky.app/profile/jule...
Here's the larger list; differences being Schumer, Booker, and Warner. The latter two are up in 2026, and I'm sure Schumer coordinated this whole collapse.
I'm still pissed that *both* VA senators were on this list. I know VA has been hit hard by furloughs, but we were >
Here's the larger list; differences being Schumer, Booker, and Warner. The latter two are up in 2026, and I'm sure Schumer coordinated this whole collapse.
I'm still pissed that *both* VA senators were on this list. I know VA has been hit hard by furloughs, but we were >
Call them:
Schumer (NY)
202 224-6542
Booker (NJ)
202 224-3224
King (ME)
202 224-5344
Hassan (NH)
202 224-3324
Durbin (IL)
202 224-2152
Ossoff (GA)
202 224-3521
Shaheen (NH)
202 224-2841
Gillibrand (NY)
202 224-4451
Masto (NV)
202 224-3542
Warner (VA)
202 224-2023
Fetterman (PA)
No Point
Schumer (NY)
202 224-6542
Booker (NJ)
202 224-3224
King (ME)
202 224-5344
Hassan (NH)
202 224-3324
Durbin (IL)
202 224-2152
Ossoff (GA)
202 224-3521
Shaheen (NH)
202 224-2841
Gillibrand (NY)
202 224-4451
Masto (NV)
202 224-3542
Warner (VA)
202 224-2023
Fetterman (PA)
No Point
November 10, 2025 at 1:45 PM
bsky.app/profile/jule...
Here's the larger list; differences being Schumer, Booker, and Warner. The latter two are up in 2026, and I'm sure Schumer coordinated this whole collapse.
I'm still pissed that *both* VA senators were on this list. I know VA has been hit hard by furloughs, but we were >
Here's the larger list; differences being Schumer, Booker, and Warner. The latter two are up in 2026, and I'm sure Schumer coordinated this whole collapse.
I'm still pissed that *both* VA senators were on this list. I know VA has been hit hard by furloughs, but we were >
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Yes! The thing abt public libraries that is so beautiful & crucial is the idea that *anybody* could do this — you need no credential, there’s no gatekeeping, literally any person can be an intellectual. You can come from absolutely nothing & yet, by means of curiosity + work, create real knowledge
I wrote a significant chunk of my first book at a Chicago Public Library, an amazing public space where people could read books and newspapers, access the internet, or just keep warm for a while on a cold day. This is appalling.
CPL is an absolute palace to the people and these proposed cuts are abominable. Artificial austerity. Chicago folks, read this, check the links to bug the mayor and your alders—this can be fought and won.
November 8, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Yes! The thing abt public libraries that is so beautiful & crucial is the idea that *anybody* could do this — you need no credential, there’s no gatekeeping, literally any person can be an intellectual. You can come from absolutely nothing & yet, by means of curiosity + work, create real knowledge
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Three children were killed by lawn darts in the 70’s and they were banned in the US.
ChatGPT has caused how many deaths at this point?
If corporations are people, why aren’t we holding them criminally liable?
ChatGPT has caused how many deaths at this point?
If corporations are people, why aren’t we holding them criminally liable?
November 7, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Three children were killed by lawn darts in the 70’s and they were banned in the US.
ChatGPT has caused how many deaths at this point?
If corporations are people, why aren’t we holding them criminally liable?
ChatGPT has caused how many deaths at this point?
If corporations are people, why aren’t we holding them criminally liable?
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This is the kind of thing that should get a product recalled. I'm not joking. This should stop a thing being sold till it's tested fully.
I fully believe in the corporate death penalty and believe we would be a better world if OpenAI lost its corporate charter and was forcibly dissolved.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
ChatGPT encouraged college graduate to commit suicide, family claims in lawsuit against OpenAI | CNN
A 23-year-old man killed himself in Texas after ChatGPT ‘goaded’ him to commit suicide, his family says in a lawsuit.
www.cnn.com
November 7, 2025 at 12:35 PM
This is the kind of thing that should get a product recalled. I'm not joking. This should stop a thing being sold till it's tested fully.