Lisa
@queerkitty.bsky.social
They/She. Queer. Disabled. Enjoys books and cats. Would like to pet your dog.🦇 🇵🇪🇨🇱
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Public relations firms pushing that trad wife life hard, baby, gotta get that white birthrate up
Do people not remember that Evie is a far-right project that launched a period tracker funded by Peter Thiel? Why is this magazine even in the news again.
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February 18, 2026 at 4:43 PM
Public relations firms pushing that trad wife life hard, baby, gotta get that white birthrate up
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I regularly see people wondering how it's possible that there are so many musicians and writers and film makers and artists from a tiny nation like Iceland.
And the answer is really simple: State funding for art education and artists. I literally get a salary from the government to write books.
And the answer is really simple: State funding for art education and artists. I literally get a salary from the government to write books.
I’m constantly astounded at the sheer level of artistic production coming out of Iceland. Novels, movies, music. Amazing.
February 18, 2026 at 2:23 PM
I regularly see people wondering how it's possible that there are so many musicians and writers and film makers and artists from a tiny nation like Iceland.
And the answer is really simple: State funding for art education and artists. I literally get a salary from the government to write books.
And the answer is really simple: State funding for art education and artists. I literally get a salary from the government to write books.
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MRO has been posting all kinds of antisemitic nonsense and conspiracies mixed in with her less objectionable activism for a while now, but this feels well beyond plausible deniability
February 17, 2026 at 11:55 PM
MRO has been posting all kinds of antisemitic nonsense and conspiracies mixed in with her less objectionable activism for a while now, but this feels well beyond plausible deniability
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A *lot* of you follow the person this is about, despite her doing wild, Protocols-level antisemitism on main on Twitter.
the answer to this is that there’s a yarn supplier/medievalist that a lot of people start engaging with because she’s Black and does (important!) work around anti-racism but also she went off the deep end of antisemitism several years ago and I guess some people followed her down the rabbit hole
That's horrible, and I totally get it - it feels like you've been tricked, and they've just done a horrible, horrible 'ta-da!' reveal.
Though the mind boggles how one would move from knitting to Nazi views. But then, as a dyspraxic crocheter, the ability to use 2 needles seems like dark magic....
Though the mind boggles how one would move from knitting to Nazi views. But then, as a dyspraxic crocheter, the ability to use 2 needles seems like dark magic....
February 17, 2026 at 8:16 PM
A *lot* of you follow the person this is about, despite her doing wild, Protocols-level antisemitism on main on Twitter.
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a fucking pedophile sexually abused nearly every prospective and actual Olympian gymnast for over two decades, and the political discourse is hyper-fixated on the hypothetical unfairness of trans girls competing with cis girls
1 reason why I get so angry at anti-trans "safety in women's sports" people is NONE of them do SHIT or say ANYTHING about actual safety in womens sport. There are ongoing histories and challenges and abuses in sport, and folks are more than welcome to pay attention, and give a damn. But they don't.
February 17, 2026 at 7:57 PM
a fucking pedophile sexually abused nearly every prospective and actual Olympian gymnast for over two decades, and the political discourse is hyper-fixated on the hypothetical unfairness of trans girls competing with cis girls
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Also walking in remote woodland and stumbling across a random memorial on a rocky outcrop
February 18, 2026 at 3:51 PM
Also walking in remote woodland and stumbling across a random memorial on a rocky outcrop
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Setting this reminder was perhaps my most brilliant move ever
February 18, 2026 at 1:31 PM
Setting this reminder was perhaps my most brilliant move ever
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genAI is dying repost to make it die faster
February 18, 2026 at 10:10 AM
genAI is dying repost to make it die faster
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carrying my 3 yr olds coat over my shoulder so everyone knows it’s not my fault he’s out in freezing weather without one
February 18, 2026 at 2:57 PM
carrying my 3 yr olds coat over my shoulder so everyone knows it’s not my fault he’s out in freezing weather without one
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Finally, the gender fluid I've heard so much about!
February 18, 2026 at 3:59 AM
Finally, the gender fluid I've heard so much about!
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“So grave is the scale, nature, systematic character, and transnational reach of these atrocities against women and girls, that a number of them may reasonably meet the legal threshold of crimes against humanity”
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Epstein files suggest acts that may amount to crimes against humanity, say UN experts
Independent experts appointed by human rights council speak of ‘grave’ nature regarding scale of atrocities against women and girls
www.theguardian.com
February 18, 2026 at 3:09 PM
“So grave is the scale, nature, systematic character, and transnational reach of these atrocities against women and girls, that a number of them may reasonably meet the legal threshold of crimes against humanity”
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Here’s the piece the White House is threatening NY Fed economists over in case you wanna read it:
libertystreeteconomics.newyorkfed.org/2026/02/who-...
libertystreeteconomics.newyorkfed.org/2026/02/who-...
Who Is Paying for the 2025 U.S. Tariffs? - Liberty Street Economics
Over the course of 2025, the average tariff rate on U.S. imports increased from 2.6 to 13 percent. In this blog post, we ask how much of the tariffs were paid by the U.S., using import data through No...
libertystreeteconomics.newyorkfed.org
February 18, 2026 at 2:12 PM
Here’s the piece the White House is threatening NY Fed economists over in case you wanna read it:
libertystreeteconomics.newyorkfed.org/2026/02/who-...
libertystreeteconomics.newyorkfed.org/2026/02/who-...
I really hope Mamdani rises to the occasion b/c we need both plans he AND @bradlander.bsky.social had in their platforms: ensure hospitals are providing care AND invest in& expand city-run hospitals so patients AND doctors at private hospitals can get care/work where federal funding can harm them
good question!
same pic and same author, but this is today—february 17, 2026.
left, this year: they end the program. cutting off kids getting care. archive.is/WTDkl
right, last year: they start cancelling procedures and taking new youth patients. archive.is/z7sHS
same pic and same author, but this is today—february 17, 2026.
left, this year: they end the program. cutting off kids getting care. archive.is/WTDkl
right, last year: they start cancelling procedures and taking new youth patients. archive.is/z7sHS
February 18, 2026 at 2:58 PM
I really hope Mamdani rises to the occasion b/c we need both plans he AND @bradlander.bsky.social had in their platforms: ensure hospitals are providing care AND invest in& expand city-run hospitals so patients AND doctors at private hospitals can get care/work where federal funding can harm them
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this is also an opportunity to tell a state attorney general to actually enforce state law. this month, tish james reminded ny hospitals:
"regardless of the availability of federal funding, we write to further remind you of your obligations to comply with new york state laws," her letter reads.
"regardless of the availability of federal funding, we write to further remind you of your obligations to comply with new york state laws," her letter reads.
Contact Attorney General Letitia James
Contact Attorney General Letitia James , Contact Attorney General Letitia James , I would like to... , I would like to... , Get help with a complaint Send the
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February 18, 2026 at 6:58 AM
this is also an opportunity to tell a state attorney general to actually enforce state law. this month, tish james reminded ny hospitals:
"regardless of the availability of federal funding, we write to further remind you of your obligations to comply with new york state laws," her letter reads.
"regardless of the availability of federal funding, we write to further remind you of your obligations to comply with new york state laws," her letter reads.
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February 18, 2026 at 12:50 PM
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The bottom line is that NYC Public Libraries need increased and most importantly STABLE funding annually. Mayor Mamdani promised both and this preliminary budget is a BROKEN PROMISE. There’s time for him to rectify this. NYC library patrons expect that he will.
February 18, 2026 at 2:09 PM
The bottom line is that NYC Public Libraries need increased and most importantly STABLE funding annually. Mayor Mamdani promised both and this preliminary budget is a BROKEN PROMISE. There’s time for him to rectify this. NYC library patrons expect that he will.
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If you own every possible channel for information you can do whatever you like in terms of shaping perceptions of Folk Demands.
The shocking thing is despite all this, there's not a hugely unanimous hostility to trans people after years of intensive exposure to hate.
The shocking thing is despite all this, there's not a hugely unanimous hostility to trans people after years of intensive exposure to hate.
These people never grapple with the reality that the right not only outspends trans people 20:1 but they also control social media algorithms and many legacy media institutions.
They never ask the questions why public opinion changed and why certain issues are so central to the debate.
They never ask the questions why public opinion changed and why certain issues are so central to the debate.
February 18, 2026 at 2:11 PM
If you own every possible channel for information you can do whatever you like in terms of shaping perceptions of Folk Demands.
The shocking thing is despite all this, there's not a hugely unanimous hostility to trans people after years of intensive exposure to hate.
The shocking thing is despite all this, there's not a hugely unanimous hostility to trans people after years of intensive exposure to hate.
This administration can be pushed, let’s never let them win something without a fight
#FDA backs down on #Moderna: The agency had refused to review the company's licensure application for an mRNA flu vaccine, but after significant pushback has relented. www.statnews.com/2026/02/18/f...
FDA reverses course, agrees to review Moderna’s flu vaccine
The FDA reversed course and told Moderna it would review its application for a new flu vaccine, the company announced Wednesday.
www.statnews.com
February 18, 2026 at 2:48 PM
This administration can be pushed, let’s never let them win something without a fight
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#FDA backs down on #Moderna: The agency had refused to review the company's licensure application for an mRNA flu vaccine, but after significant pushback has relented. www.statnews.com/2026/02/18/f...
FDA reverses course, agrees to review Moderna’s flu vaccine
The FDA reversed course and told Moderna it would review its application for a new flu vaccine, the company announced Wednesday.
www.statnews.com
February 18, 2026 at 1:45 PM
#FDA backs down on #Moderna: The agency had refused to review the company's licensure application for an mRNA flu vaccine, but after significant pushback has relented. www.statnews.com/2026/02/18/f...
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Congrats again, everyone, for allowing these people & this far right authoritarian party to dictate the entire National Conversation™️ on free speech, viewpoint diversity, & the marketplace of ideas on university campuses for the last two decades.
Real insane part of this clip is Hassett saying in the beginning that NY Fed researchers “should be disciplined” for…writing an economics paper that comes to a conclusion the president dislikes? A conclusion that matches the vast majority of economic evidence on tariffs? Nuts
Hassett: "The basic theory of President Trump's tariffs is sure, we're importing stuff from China, but we've got producers in US who make stuff, maybe at alightly higher place. If we bring stuff home, create demand, then that will hurt China & drive up wages & American consumers will be better off."
February 18, 2026 at 2:39 PM
Congrats again, everyone, for allowing these people & this far right authoritarian party to dictate the entire National Conversation™️ on free speech, viewpoint diversity, & the marketplace of ideas on university campuses for the last two decades.
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My thoughts on how critical fully funded public libraries are to any Left political project in the U.S. open.substack.com/pub/prisoncu...
Mayor Mamdani Breaks His Promise to NYC Public Libraries
The Struggle Against Defunding Libraries Continues...
open.substack.com
February 18, 2026 at 2:32 PM
My thoughts on how critical fully funded public libraries are to any Left political project in the U.S. open.substack.com/pub/prisoncu...
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hi guys I know I haven't been very active lately, and I don't talk about where I'm from often, but the government made some really scary announcements today so I thought I'd share to let everyone know what's happening. here are some posts from twt for context
February 17, 2026 at 8:34 PM
hi guys I know I haven't been very active lately, and I don't talk about where I'm from often, but the government made some really scary announcements today so I thought I'd share to let everyone know what's happening. here are some posts from twt for context
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Aliette's work is terrific. Highy recommended.
New US edition of Dominion of the Fallen!
Deliciously gothic atmosphere & queer characters from around the world in a ruined Paris
Out March 10 2026
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Deliciously gothic atmosphere & queer characters from around the world in a ruined Paris
Out March 10 2026
awfulagent.com/ebooks/the-h...
Preorder (or buy UK edition) & get EXCLUSIVE ebook www.aliettedebodard.com/2026/01/23/d...
Covers @fringe-element.net
February 18, 2026 at 8:33 AM
Aliette's work is terrific. Highy recommended.
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Instead of "the left isn't paying enough attention to these machine gods" they're claiming to build, perhaps we should write an article about how effective altruists brand themselves "left", ask who is writing these articles, and trace their cults and sources of funding.
February 18, 2026 at 2:16 AM
Instead of "the left isn't paying enough attention to these machine gods" they're claiming to build, perhaps we should write an article about how effective altruists brand themselves "left", ask who is writing these articles, and trace their cults and sources of funding.
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Wild Turkeys are a fantastic conservation success story! Thanks to strict hunting laws, habitat protection, and reintroductions to places where they had been wiped out, they're back where they belong! 🪶
Here's Zoolander, one of my bosses at the bird sanctuary, striking a pose to impress the ladies.
Here's Zoolander, one of my bosses at the bird sanctuary, striking a pose to impress the ladies.
February 18, 2026 at 5:41 AM
Wild Turkeys are a fantastic conservation success story! Thanks to strict hunting laws, habitat protection, and reintroductions to places where they had been wiped out, they're back where they belong! 🪶
Here's Zoolander, one of my bosses at the bird sanctuary, striking a pose to impress the ladies.
Here's Zoolander, one of my bosses at the bird sanctuary, striking a pose to impress the ladies.