RDS (formerly shawphd)
@rds773.myatproto.social
Former historian, current indexer. She/her, cis. Cats, nature, crafts, sci fi/fantasy. Covid aware. Chicago parent. GenX. West Coast ex-pat. I block & mute freely.
shawrd773@zirk.us
Need an index for your book in the humanities or social sciences? DM me.
shawrd773@zirk.us
Need an index for your book in the humanities or social sciences? DM me.
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What is common knowledge in your field but shocks outsiders?
More than half the CO₂ emissions of the Industrial Age have been pumped into the atmosphere since 1990.
More than half the CO₂ emissions of the Industrial Age have been pumped into the atmosphere since 1990.
What is common knowledge in your field, but shocks outsiders?
Literally nothing is 'carbon neutral'. It is a physical impossibility. If someone's telling you their product has zero climate impact, they're actively deciding to lie to you.
Literally nothing is 'carbon neutral'. It is a physical impossibility. If someone's telling you their product has zero climate impact, they're actively deciding to lie to you.
What is common knowledge in your field but shocks outsiders?
Indexes in books are written by actual humans and cannot be done automatically by computers
Indexes in books are written by actual humans and cannot be done automatically by computers
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I'm feeling a lot like this tree today.
Barren and broken. Stark. Complicated and interconnected.
But also old and carrying the scars of experience. There are stories in me, seasons & lifetimes holding up others as they build nests and lives.
Nature isn't a metaphor.
Nature is us, and we are it.
Barren and broken. Stark. Complicated and interconnected.
But also old and carrying the scars of experience. There are stories in me, seasons & lifetimes holding up others as they build nests and lives.
Nature isn't a metaphor.
Nature is us, and we are it.
February 19, 2026 at 1:40 PM
I'm feeling a lot like this tree today.
Barren and broken. Stark. Complicated and interconnected.
But also old and carrying the scars of experience. There are stories in me, seasons & lifetimes holding up others as they build nests and lives.
Nature isn't a metaphor.
Nature is us, and we are it.
Barren and broken. Stark. Complicated and interconnected.
But also old and carrying the scars of experience. There are stories in me, seasons & lifetimes holding up others as they build nests and lives.
Nature isn't a metaphor.
Nature is us, and we are it.
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In the concentration camp universe, this is what's known as a filtration camp. A government preemptively takes a whole class of people to interrogate and detain extrajudicially in order to inflict duress on them while arbitrarily assessing their (supposed) culpability.
This is a truly horrifying memo. It says that the policy of the US government will now be to proactively seek out and arrest likely tens of thousands of refugees who entered legally under Biden and subject them to detention, where they will be interrogated about their status.
February 19, 2026 at 2:20 AM
In the concentration camp universe, this is what's known as a filtration camp. A government preemptively takes a whole class of people to interrogate and detain extrajudicially in order to inflict duress on them while arbitrarily assessing their (supposed) culpability.
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If even half, or a third, of my followers gave Mox $1 that would change their life.
can't stress this enough, because people with money sometimes can not seem to grasp the actual numbers people are working with:
TEN (10) percent of our relatively small follower base subscribing to our $1/mo "thanks for being you, fuck off" tip jar, it would be life-changing money.
TEN (10) percent of our relatively small follower base subscribing to our $1/mo "thanks for being you, fuck off" tip jar, it would be life-changing money.
February 19, 2026 at 2:59 AM
If even half, or a third, of my followers gave Mox $1 that would change their life.
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Graceland Cemetery coyotes
February 19, 2026 at 2:27 AM
Graceland Cemetery coyotes
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LIFE OR DEATH URGENT: Does anyone have ANY wheelchair accessible housing I can stay at in the DC area so I don't have to live on the street and die?
I'm going to be kicked out onto the street in 2 days
Made an official fundraiser:
Keep a Disabled Trans Woman Housed
givebutter.com/iG0zWz
(More info in the link)
Keep a Disabled Trans Woman Housed
givebutter.com/iG0zWz
(More info in the link)
February 18, 2026 at 6:31 PM
LIFE OR DEATH URGENT: Does anyone have ANY wheelchair accessible housing I can stay at in the DC area so I don't have to live on the street and die?
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And while I do think the whistles are important and I love that we were able to do this, I think the long game is now that so many Maries have found their armies, and found the other Maries in other states.
I have so many different Maries in my signal right now, and whatever they do next, I'M THERE
I have so many different Maries in my signal right now, and whatever they do next, I'M THERE
February 19, 2026 at 3:14 AM
And while I do think the whistles are important and I love that we were able to do this, I think the long game is now that so many Maries have found their armies, and found the other Maries in other states.
I have so many different Maries in my signal right now, and whatever they do next, I'M THERE
I have so many different Maries in my signal right now, and whatever they do next, I'M THERE
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I know the majority of my followers don’t mask, but I want you to imagine you have a disability - any kind. You need a wheelchair, a hearing aid - to safely access the world.
Now imagine someone a liberal with a massive platform says you’re unneighborly and untrustworthy for using it.
Now imagine someone a liberal with a massive platform says you’re unneighborly and untrustworthy for using it.
February 19, 2026 at 2:50 AM
I know the majority of my followers don’t mask, but I want you to imagine you have a disability - any kind. You need a wheelchair, a hearing aid - to safely access the world.
Now imagine someone a liberal with a massive platform says you’re unneighborly and untrustworthy for using it.
Now imagine someone a liberal with a massive platform says you’re unneighborly and untrustworthy for using it.
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Weird, cause I think infecting high risk people with Covid is pretty damn unneighborly.
February 19, 2026 at 2:39 AM
Weird, cause I think infecting high risk people with Covid is pretty damn unneighborly.
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Apparently LLM generated "AI" bullshit is enough of a problem on Wikiepedia at this point that they had to create a new category of warning/reproach for editors and pages using it.
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"This article may incorporate text from a large language model [hyperlink]. It may include hallucinated information [hyperlink on "hallucinated"], copyright violations [hyperlink], claims not verified in cited sources [hyperlink on "verified"], original research, or fictitious references [hyperlink]. Any such material should be removed [hyperlink], and content with an unencyclopedic tone [hyperlink] should be rewritten. (September 2025) ([hyperlinked text reading] Learn how and when to remove this message)"](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ybkylffhwhn2an2ic2lxh76k/bafkreigiccuzdgaikruhtsezcwwgvpynvdda7ble5uvcwmaqxy6agqnw4e@jpeg)
February 19, 2026 at 3:19 AM
Apparently LLM generated "AI" bullshit is enough of a problem on Wikiepedia at this point that they had to create a new category of warning/reproach for editors and pages using it.
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FYI, this grant program is open to anyone communicating science.
It does not require that you went to school for science.
You could be a Ph.D. student, an artist, a community organizer, a teacher, or any other profession. As long as you are communicating science IRL in the US, you're eligible.
It does not require that you went to school for science.
You could be a Ph.D. student, an artist, a community organizer, a teacher, or any other profession. As long as you are communicating science IRL in the US, you're eligible.
🚨🚨🚨
Attention science communicators!
🚨🚨🚨
The 2026 Science IRL mini-grant application is NOW OPEN!
Submit your creative ideas for connecting people with actionable science information *offline*.
The deadline for this round of grants is March 23, 2026.
Apply here!
forms.gle/4emvpRPddmEt...
Attention science communicators!
🚨🚨🚨
The 2026 Science IRL mini-grant application is NOW OPEN!
Submit your creative ideas for connecting people with actionable science information *offline*.
The deadline for this round of grants is March 23, 2026.
Apply here!
forms.gle/4emvpRPddmEt...
SCIENCE IRL: SciComm mini-grant 2026
Skype a Scientist is offering $300-$1,000 mini-grants to support boots-on-the-ground science communication. The Science IRL mini-grants will support projects that put either 1) important science mess...
forms.gle
February 18, 2026 at 7:10 PM
FYI, this grant program is open to anyone communicating science.
It does not require that you went to school for science.
You could be a Ph.D. student, an artist, a community organizer, a teacher, or any other profession. As long as you are communicating science IRL in the US, you're eligible.
It does not require that you went to school for science.
You could be a Ph.D. student, an artist, a community organizer, a teacher, or any other profession. As long as you are communicating science IRL in the US, you're eligible.
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there are a lot of days when it is hard to love this country. but there are also days when it is impossible for me not to. like this
February 16, 2026 at 5:05 AM
there are a lot of days when it is hard to love this country. but there are also days when it is impossible for me not to. like this
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So Bree hinted at this story a few days ago, but I want to circle back now that I have permission to share it.
WHISTLES OUT: A WHISTLE CREW MYSTERY
WHISTLES OUT: A WHISTLE CREW MYSTERY
and the lady in our inbox who caused us to go into a Whistles Out: a Benoit Blanc Mystery spiral for half the day because she had rallied so many people to request whistles to the same town that we thought it was a scam, but no she just convinced like 700 people to mobilize and we love her so much
February 19, 2026 at 2:37 AM
So Bree hinted at this story a few days ago, but I want to circle back now that I have permission to share it.
WHISTLES OUT: A WHISTLE CREW MYSTERY
WHISTLES OUT: A WHISTLE CREW MYSTERY
What a beautiful bird!
February 19, 2026 at 3:14 AM
What a beautiful bird!
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Reading Shane Burley's essay in Read This When Things Fall Apart and being reminded that the concentration camps we are now all fully aware of (and have known about for the better part of a decade) are a response to fears about domestic resource scarcity under increasing climate change volatility.
February 19, 2026 at 2:56 AM
Reading Shane Burley's essay in Read This When Things Fall Apart and being reminded that the concentration camps we are now all fully aware of (and have known about for the better part of a decade) are a response to fears about domestic resource scarcity under increasing climate change volatility.
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Johnnie, if you know any indigenous reporters who're looking for a position that w/an Indigenous beat, I'd love for you to send them our way. We're hiring a reporter at @mississippifreepress.org to cover East Central MS, which includes covering the Mississippi Choctaw as a major part of the job.
East Central Mississippi Bureau Reporter - Mississippi Free Press
The Mississippi Free Press is is seeking a full-time East Central Bureau Reporter.
www.mississippifreepress.org
February 18, 2026 at 11:20 PM
Johnnie, if you know any indigenous reporters who're looking for a position that w/an Indigenous beat, I'd love for you to send them our way. We're hiring a reporter at @mississippifreepress.org to cover East Central MS, which includes covering the Mississippi Choctaw as a major part of the job.
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Hey Bluesky, could you help spread the word about my Patreon? My goal for the day is one new patron.
Patrons help support my art and my existence. You'll receive positive affirmations from Felmer, etiquette advice from Mothman, and other fun posts.
www.patreon.com/jeremycreature
Patrons help support my art and my existence. You'll receive positive affirmations from Felmer, etiquette advice from Mothman, and other fun posts.
www.patreon.com/jeremycreature
Get more from Jeremy Creature on Patreon
fabric art, weird little guys, puppets
www.patreon.com
February 18, 2026 at 11:02 PM
Hey Bluesky, could you help spread the word about my Patreon? My goal for the day is one new patron.
Patrons help support my art and my existence. You'll receive positive affirmations from Felmer, etiquette advice from Mothman, and other fun posts.
www.patreon.com/jeremycreature
Patrons help support my art and my existence. You'll receive positive affirmations from Felmer, etiquette advice from Mothman, and other fun posts.
www.patreon.com/jeremycreature
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Gift Link
Something we have suspected for a while. MAHA is a loose coalition of people bound together by COVID mitigation grievances.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/18/o...
Something we have suspected for a while. MAHA is a loose coalition of people bound together by COVID mitigation grievances.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/18/o...
Opinion | The MAHA Coalition Is Falling Apart
www.nytimes.com
February 19, 2026 at 1:34 AM
Gift Link
Something we have suspected for a while. MAHA is a loose coalition of people bound together by COVID mitigation grievances.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/18/o...
Something we have suspected for a while. MAHA is a loose coalition of people bound together by COVID mitigation grievances.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/18/o...
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My message: Mayor Mamdani, Please keep your promise and allocate 0.5% of the city budget to public libraries. Libraries are an engine of community and democracy. They provide important services all over the city to everyone. Plus they're just great places to hang out. Fund libraries!
Fund NYC libraries!
Tell Mayor Mamdani that you want 0.5% of the city budget for libraries. This is a VERY short form where you can do so.
www.nyc.gov/mayors-offic...
@nycplan.org
Tell Mayor Mamdani that you want 0.5% of the city budget for libraries. This is a VERY short form where you can do so.
www.nyc.gov/mayors-offic...
@nycplan.org
Contact the Mayor - NYC Mayor's Office
Send a message to NYC mayor on the web. You can also get links to media contacts and submit FOIL requests.
www.nyc.gov
February 18, 2026 at 9:27 PM
My message: Mayor Mamdani, Please keep your promise and allocate 0.5% of the city budget to public libraries. Libraries are an engine of community and democracy. They provide important services all over the city to everyone. Plus they're just great places to hang out. Fund libraries!
This whole thread makes me angry
Upsetting flatware continued
February 19, 2026 at 1:57 AM
This whole thread makes me angry
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this is why the whole “oh, suffering creates great art” thing is bullshit
you know what’s conducive to art? a roof over your head and food on the table
you know what isn’t? stressing out over where the fuck the rent money is going to come from
you know what’s conducive to art? a roof over your head and food on the table
you know what isn’t? stressing out over where the fuck the rent money is going to come from
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 19, 2026 at 1:35 AM
this is why the whole “oh, suffering creates great art” thing is bullshit
you know what’s conducive to art? a roof over your head and food on the table
you know what isn’t? stressing out over where the fuck the rent money is going to come from
you know what’s conducive to art? a roof over your head and food on the table
you know what isn’t? stressing out over where the fuck the rent money is going to come from
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the rumors are true: i was in court for Mark Zuckerberg's testimony in the social media addiction lawsuit against Meta today. stay tuned...
February 19, 2026 at 1:24 AM
the rumors are true: i was in court for Mark Zuckerberg's testimony in the social media addiction lawsuit against Meta today. stay tuned...
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if you floated on your back on the ocean surface above the Mariana Trench you would be as close to a plane flying above you as the sea floor below you
February 19, 2026 at 1:41 AM
if you floated on your back on the ocean surface above the Mariana Trench you would be as close to a plane flying above you as the sea floor below you
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Alt text. I see we’re at the part where they say the quiet parts into a megaphone and ask “lol you triggered, snowflake?” When you point out that “so we killed some people” is a morally indefensible thing to say.
February 19, 2026 at 1:12 AM
Alt text. I see we’re at the part where they say the quiet parts into a megaphone and ask “lol you triggered, snowflake?” When you point out that “so we killed some people” is a morally indefensible thing to say.