Rachel Storm
@rachelsstorm.bsky.social
Human, or a reasonable facsimile ✨️ Librarian, writer, horror fan, gamer, weirdo ✨️ IBD: UC ✨️ She/her ✨️ Purveyor of Dragon Age fanfic at: https://archiveofourown.org/users/rachelsstorm
AND I just got an email from the company that handles my FSA, and they're like "Good news! You can connect our service to your health insurance for faster processing."
You mean... the company that just lost probably the most crucial private data I have?
You mean... the company that just lost probably the most crucial private data I have?
I just got one of those data breach letters in the mail. You know, the ones we get all the time now. This time, the breach was at a company hired by my health insurance. Somebody had access to their data for *THREE MONTHS*, and they got my birthdate and SSN.
November 15, 2025 at 7:52 PM
AND I just got an email from the company that handles my FSA, and they're like "Good news! You can connect our service to your health insurance for faster processing."
You mean... the company that just lost probably the most crucial private data I have?
You mean... the company that just lost probably the most crucial private data I have?
I just got one of those data breach letters in the mail. You know, the ones we get all the time now. This time, the breach was at a company hired by my health insurance. Somebody had access to their data for *THREE MONTHS*, and they got my birthdate and SSN.
November 15, 2025 at 7:50 PM
I just got one of those data breach letters in the mail. You know, the ones we get all the time now. This time, the breach was at a company hired by my health insurance. Somebody had access to their data for *THREE MONTHS*, and they got my birthdate and SSN.
Reposted by Rachel Storm
November 10, 2025 at 6:22 PM
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now is the time of monsters
November 15, 2025 at 6:11 AM
now is the time of monsters
"Are you sure God is okay with idolatry? I could have sworn he said something about that..."
"Nah bro, he's completely on board. I asked him!"
"You did?"
"Yeah!" *holds up phone* "See?"
JESUS.AI: <thumbs up emoji>
"Nah bro, he's completely on board. I asked him!"
"You did?"
"Yeah!" *holds up phone* "See?"
JESUS.AI: <thumbs up emoji>
The app Text With Jesus uses artificial intelligence and chatbots to offer spiritual guidance to users who are looking to connect with a higher power: on.nbc10.com/7XM8xrf
People can text with Jesus on a controversial new app. How does it work?
Artificial intelligence app Text With Jesus lets users chat with biblical figures and it is raising debate over faith and technology.
on.nbc10.com
November 15, 2025 at 8:31 AM
"Are you sure God is okay with idolatry? I could have sworn he said something about that..."
"Nah bro, he's completely on board. I asked him!"
"You did?"
"Yeah!" *holds up phone* "See?"
JESUS.AI: <thumbs up emoji>
"Nah bro, he's completely on board. I asked him!"
"You did?"
"Yeah!" *holds up phone* "See?"
JESUS.AI: <thumbs up emoji>
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I don’t want to formulate words yet, but my friend Alice Wong, @sfdirewolf.bsky.social of the Disability Visibility Project, has passed.
Here are the words she left behind:
www.instagram.com/p/DREMDNBjnq...
Here are the words she left behind:
www.instagram.com/p/DREMDNBjnq...
Alice Wong on Instagram: "ID: Yellow background with black text "This is Alice's friend Sandy Ho, posting. Per Alice's wishes, this message is being shared at the time of her passing. Hi everyone, it ...
423 likes, 73 comments - alicatsamurai on November 14, 2025: "ID: Yellow background with black text "This is Alice's friend Sandy Ho, posting. Per Alice's wishes, this message is being shared at the t...
www.instagram.com
November 15, 2025 at 5:57 AM
I don’t want to formulate words yet, but my friend Alice Wong, @sfdirewolf.bsky.social of the Disability Visibility Project, has passed.
Here are the words she left behind:
www.instagram.com/p/DREMDNBjnq...
Here are the words she left behind:
www.instagram.com/p/DREMDNBjnq...
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A new state-by-state evaluation of the projected energy and water use of "AI" data centers in the US. Looks… real bad. Like, "undoing tech sector climate gains" bad.
Strongly recommends immediately ensuring any & all new "AI" data centers to run on existing & expanded renewables grids. Which… yeah.
Strongly recommends immediately ensuring any & all new "AI" data centers to run on existing & expanded renewables grids. Which… yeah.
Environmental impact and net-zero pathways for sustainable artificial intelligence servers in the USA - Nature Sustainability
The rapid expansion of AI server installations in the United States poses sustainability challenges in terms of water usage and carbon emissions. A study now quantifies these potential impacts and out...
www.nature.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:06 AM
A new state-by-state evaluation of the projected energy and water use of "AI" data centers in the US. Looks… real bad. Like, "undoing tech sector climate gains" bad.
Strongly recommends immediately ensuring any & all new "AI" data centers to run on existing & expanded renewables grids. Which… yeah.
Strongly recommends immediately ensuring any & all new "AI" data centers to run on existing & expanded renewables grids. Which… yeah.
I'd elect one to political office right now if I had the option
November 13, 2025 at 11:00 PM
I'd elect one to political office right now if I had the option
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Lots of folks captioning aurora photos like "for a few minutes we didn't think about politics"
guess I'm built different, every time I'm out trying to see night sky stuff I frequently think about how much light pollution is entirely preventable with just a tiny bit of regulation
guess I'm built different, every time I'm out trying to see night sky stuff I frequently think about how much light pollution is entirely preventable with just a tiny bit of regulation
November 13, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Lots of folks captioning aurora photos like "for a few minutes we didn't think about politics"
guess I'm built different, every time I'm out trying to see night sky stuff I frequently think about how much light pollution is entirely preventable with just a tiny bit of regulation
guess I'm built different, every time I'm out trying to see night sky stuff I frequently think about how much light pollution is entirely preventable with just a tiny bit of regulation
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![[Scene is a kitchen - a middle aged woman called JANET is boiling peas at the stove. A younger more colourfully dressed woman named LIZ approached her.]
JANET:
Ugh...
LIZ:
What's up?
JANET:
I am so bored of cooking peas!
LIZ:
Have you tried...
AI peas?
JANET:
AI peas?
LIZ:
They're peas with AI!
[Liz holds up to us a packet of peas labelled: Pea-i AI - Peas with AI].
LIZ:
Al-powered peas harness the potential of your peas
JANET:
What
LIZ [Now a voiceover as we cut to a whizzy technology diagram of peas all connected by meaningless dotted lines]
Why not take your peas to the next level with Al Peas' new Al tools to power your peas?
[Show a techno diagram of a pea with a label reading 'AI' pointing to a random zone in it]
LIZ:
Each pea has Al in a way we haven't quite worked out yet but it's fine
[Show Janet and Liz now in a Matrix-style world of peas]
LIZ:
With Al peas you can supercharge productivity and make AI work for your peas!
JANET:
What
LIZ:
Shut up
LIZ:
Our game-changing Pea-Al gives you the freedom to unlock the potential of the power of the future of your peas workflow
From opening the bag of peas
to boiling the peas
to eating the peas
To spending millions on adding Al to the peas and then having to work out what that even means.
JANET:
Is it really necessary to-
LIZ [Grabbing Janet by the collar]:
THE PEAS HAVE GOT AI, JANET
[Cut to an advert ending screen, with the bag of peas and the slogan:
AI PEAS: Just 'Peas' for god's sake buy the AI peas.
[Ends]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:4m3we4apbjayclzcnhwe3pfp/bafkreiayqa37f7kik7l7s7fbtfp2sir5ckb662ry2lylinyjrfa2rkvvka@jpeg)
This whole premise is a nightmare, particularly the part where the AI calls stores for you (if I ever had to answer a call from an AI I'd set the phone on fire) but my favorite part is that they tried to demo the service in a press briefing, had wi-fi problems, and abandoned the demo.
Google augments AI shopping with conversational search, agentic checkout and an AI that calls stores for you | TechCrunch
Google is expanding AI shopping with conversational search, agentic checkout, and an AI that calls stores for you about local inventory.
techcrunch.com
November 13, 2025 at 8:44 PM
This whole premise is a nightmare, particularly the part where the AI calls stores for you (if I ever had to answer a call from an AI I'd set the phone on fire) but my favorite part is that they tried to demo the service in a press briefing, had wi-fi problems, and abandoned the demo.
"He wasn't a monster, he just waited until after the girls went through puberty to rape them" is quite a statement to purposely put into the public record
Megyn Kelly: "I know somebody very close to this case…Jeffrey Epstein, in this person's view, was not a pedophile…He was into the barely legal type, like he liked 15 year old girls…He wasn't into like 8 year olds…There's a difference between a 15 year old and a 5 year old."
November 13, 2025 at 8:24 PM
"He wasn't a monster, he just waited until after the girls went through puberty to rape them" is quite a statement to purposely put into the public record
I already live the life of not being able to take NSAIDs like ibuprofen. The things I would do just to lick a tablet of Naproxen would get me suspended from Bluesky. You know what's left when you can't get NSAIDs? Unregulated supplements and fad diet scams.
JD Vance calls ibuprofen "useless medication" and implies it's not "necessary, safe and effective."
November 12, 2025 at 11:22 PM
I already live the life of not being able to take NSAIDs like ibuprofen. The things I would do just to lick a tablet of Naproxen would get me suspended from Bluesky. You know what's left when you can't get NSAIDs? Unregulated supplements and fad diet scams.
Well friends, I'm going to go back to Outer Worlds 2 and shoot the face off some fascists and capitalists and see if I get any catharsis out of it.
November 10, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Well friends, I'm going to go back to Outer Worlds 2 and shoot the face off some fascists and capitalists and see if I get any catharsis out of it.
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Called @durbin.senate.gov at 202 and 312 offices but there is no voicemail option, and called @duckworth.senate.gov and her voicemail is full. Will email and try to call tomorrow. Also will try the 312 office again, sometimes it's easier to get through.
November 10, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Called @durbin.senate.gov at 202 and 312 offices but there is no voicemail option, and called @duckworth.senate.gov and her voicemail is full. Will email and try to call tomorrow. Also will try the 312 office again, sometimes it's easier to get through.
Also, fuck Dick Durbin. His office isn't taking voicemails, so you have to email him.
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 12:41 AM
Also, fuck Dick Durbin. His office isn't taking voicemails, so you have to email him.
I too have issues with phone calls, even voicemails, and I might have flubbed a word or two reading from my pre-written script, yet I have lived to tell the tale. If you are able and feeling feisty enough to overcome any barriers you have, this is a good phone call to make.
So, listen, call Schumer’s office no matter where you live, no matter if you’re registered to vote. Leave a voicemail that says if Senate Dems cave without an ACA premiums fix, you will never vote for or donate to another Senate Democrat as long as he is Leader
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 12:35 AM
I too have issues with phone calls, even voicemails, and I might have flubbed a word or two reading from my pre-written script, yet I have lived to tell the tale. If you are able and feeling feisty enough to overcome any barriers you have, this is a good phone call to make.
Reposted by Rachel Storm
Re. Durbin, who's rightly on this list -- his office doesn't take voicemail. So if you're trying to reach out to him tonight, please be sure to fill out this web form instead: www.durbin.senate.gov/contact/email
Email | U.S. Senator Dick Durbin of Illinois
The Official U.S. Senate website of Dick Durbin
www.durbin.senate.gov
November 9, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Re. Durbin, who's rightly on this list -- his office doesn't take voicemail. So if you're trying to reach out to him tonight, please be sure to fill out this web form instead: www.durbin.senate.gov/contact/email
Reposted by Rachel Storm
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 9, 2025 at 10:14 PM
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
Reposted by Rachel Storm
These are the senators who are about to vote to destroy us by caving on the shutdown for nothing in return. You can call and leave a message since it's Sunday, and try again tomorrow when they're open at 9am.
November 9, 2025 at 10:14 PM
These are the senators who are about to vote to destroy us by caving on the shutdown for nothing in return. You can call and leave a message since it's Sunday, and try again tomorrow when they're open at 9am.
Reposted by Rachel Storm
So, listen, call Schumer’s office no matter where you live, no matter if you’re registered to vote. Leave a voicemail that says if Senate Dems cave without an ACA premiums fix, you will never vote for or donate to another Senate Democrat as long as he is Leader
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 9, 2025 at 11:05 PM
So, listen, call Schumer’s office no matter where you live, no matter if you’re registered to vote. Leave a voicemail that says if Senate Dems cave without an ACA premiums fix, you will never vote for or donate to another Senate Democrat as long as he is Leader
Reposted by Rachel Storm
Their product has literally contributed to the deaths of kids.
“OpenAI is getting ready to run hat in hand to the taxpayer for subsidies.” After losing more than $13 billion this year, OpenAI officials are angling for a bailout. From @ryanlcooper.com:
trib.al/CUazMCQ
trib.al/CUazMCQ
OpenAI Is Maneuvering for a Government Bailout - The American Prospect
For artificial intelligence to ever pencil out, some truly enormous revenue streams will be required. And if you need trillions of dollars for data centers forever, there’s only one entity to turn to: Uncle Sam.
trib.al
November 8, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Their product has literally contributed to the deaths of kids.
90% of the people I see daily at the library are normal about my mask which is awesome. But the remaining 10% are always medical professionals (especially nurses) being nosy as fuck, or speakers I have hired to do presentations, people I am about to pay who have the audacity to say that shit to me.
Sometimes when people ask me why I’m wearing a mask I say I’m traveling or have some important thing soon and can’t afford to get sick and miss it and that’s pretty much always true but I think it would be nice if it were more normalized to just say “I don’t want to get sick” and leave it at that
November 9, 2025 at 5:58 AM
90% of the people I see daily at the library are normal about my mask which is awesome. But the remaining 10% are always medical professionals (especially nurses) being nosy as fuck, or speakers I have hired to do presentations, people I am about to pay who have the audacity to say that shit to me.
Reposted by Rachel Storm
Bad: got harassed on the train for wearing a mask
Good: I told him the reason I'm wearing it is I got surgery to replace my mouth with a second butthole, and the power I felt when he looked disgusted and left was intoxicating
Good: I told him the reason I'm wearing it is I got surgery to replace my mouth with a second butthole, and the power I felt when he looked disgusted and left was intoxicating
November 7, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Bad: got harassed on the train for wearing a mask
Good: I told him the reason I'm wearing it is I got surgery to replace my mouth with a second butthole, and the power I felt when he looked disgusted and left was intoxicating
Good: I told him the reason I'm wearing it is I got surgery to replace my mouth with a second butthole, and the power I felt when he looked disgusted and left was intoxicating
I love seeing pushback against AI criticism that names other widespread notoriously problematic technology. Like, YES. They are both a huge problem that we need to do something about, I'm glad you agree
I saw somebody on tumblr smugly posting that LLMs are not actually any worse for people's mental health than any other form of social media, and everyone that thinks it is is just a silly alarmist luddite, and it pissed me off so bad I'm still thinking about it months later
November 8, 2025 at 8:12 PM
I love seeing pushback against AI criticism that names other widespread notoriously problematic technology. Like, YES. They are both a huge problem that we need to do something about, I'm glad you agree