Saeldis
@saeldis.bsky.social
AuDHD, chronically ill ✈️ meteorologist. Philly girl & Haligonian, no longer in the tropics. 😱
Collector of dice & fountain pens. Critter. 🩷💜💙
Collector of dice & fountain pens. Critter. 🩷💜💙
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And still, there are those who say that Americans can’t do irony.
November 28, 2025 at 7:24 AM
And still, there are those who say that Americans can’t do irony.
Apropos of nothing:
I just realized that, rough math, I spent less on premiums+copays in the 2.5 years, combined, I was paying for supplemental coverage through work in Canada than what I paid *after* premiums, last year and this year, each, here in the US.
Not accounting for exchange rate.
I just realized that, rough math, I spent less on premiums+copays in the 2.5 years, combined, I was paying for supplemental coverage through work in Canada than what I paid *after* premiums, last year and this year, each, here in the US.
Not accounting for exchange rate.
November 10, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Apropos of nothing:
I just realized that, rough math, I spent less on premiums+copays in the 2.5 years, combined, I was paying for supplemental coverage through work in Canada than what I paid *after* premiums, last year and this year, each, here in the US.
Not accounting for exchange rate.
I just realized that, rough math, I spent less on premiums+copays in the 2.5 years, combined, I was paying for supplemental coverage through work in Canada than what I paid *after* premiums, last year and this year, each, here in the US.
Not accounting for exchange rate.
I sure as fucking shit am not going to forget who decided to ensure that the gains, societally, from my having to work without pay for almost a month and a half, were... Fucking nothing.
I'm Canadian levels of committed to tactical voting, but idk that I'll be able to hold my nose going forward.
I'm Canadian levels of committed to tactical voting, but idk that I'll be able to hold my nose going forward.
Unless Democratic Senators who voted no on the #Schumersurrender today explicitly call for Schumer to resign or step aside - they all own this cave. Just pushing out performative posts and press releases don’t count for much anymore. Enough.
Since the Democrats worked extra hard to hide who actually supported this, I think the No Kings/Resistance position should be to primary every Democrat unless they publicly call for Schumer's ouster this week
Either they go into total rebellion mode, which they won't, or the people will
Either they go into total rebellion mode, which they won't, or the people will
November 10, 2025 at 3:39 AM
I sure as fucking shit am not going to forget who decided to ensure that the gains, societally, from my having to work without pay for almost a month and a half, were... Fucking nothing.
I'm Canadian levels of committed to tactical voting, but idk that I'll be able to hold my nose going forward.
I'm Canadian levels of committed to tactical voting, but idk that I'll be able to hold my nose going forward.
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A campaign entirely of tall/short people who are all 5'11'' (unless they're 6'4'') just SO tall/short XD
#CriticalRole #CriticalRoleSpoilers #CriticalRolefanart
#CriticalRole #CriticalRoleSpoilers #CriticalRolefanart
October 3, 2025 at 6:44 AM
A campaign entirely of tall/short people who are all 5'11'' (unless they're 6'4'') just SO tall/short XD
#CriticalRole #CriticalRoleSpoilers #CriticalRolefanart
#CriticalRole #CriticalRoleSpoilers #CriticalRolefanart
My sister's messaging me photos of my nephew's first MLB game, when I suddenly remembered briefing PHL getting rain today, & asked if she was getting rained on.
She said "they" said it wouldn't rain today, so they had to last minute poncho shop today.
And
I mean
Idk who "they" are, but...
...
She said "they" said it wouldn't rain today, so they had to last minute poncho shop today.
And
I mean
Idk who "they" are, but...
...
September 27, 2025 at 11:33 PM
My sister's messaging me photos of my nephew's first MLB game, when I suddenly remembered briefing PHL getting rain today, & asked if she was getting rained on.
She said "they" said it wouldn't rain today, so they had to last minute poncho shop today.
And
I mean
Idk who "they" are, but...
...
She said "they" said it wouldn't rain today, so they had to last minute poncho shop today.
And
I mean
Idk who "they" are, but...
...
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This is the line that Dems need to push. It can't be simply. "Political violence is bad" it MUST be "Political violence is bad and Trump and his ilk are responsible for creating conditions ripe for political violence"
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) on the shooting of Charlie Kirk:
"Political violence, unfortunately, has ramped up in this country ... I think there are people who are fomenting it in this country. I think the president's rhetoric often foments it."
"Political violence, unfortunately, has ramped up in this country ... I think there are people who are fomenting it in this country. I think the president's rhetoric often foments it."
September 10, 2025 at 7:56 PM
This is the line that Dems need to push. It can't be simply. "Political violence is bad" it MUST be "Political violence is bad and Trump and his ilk are responsible for creating conditions ripe for political violence"
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If it's God's will that children die needlessly, I plan to go straight to hell because I don't want to serve that bastard.
July 6, 2025 at 2:14 AM
If it's God's will that children die needlessly, I plan to go straight to hell because I don't want to serve that bastard.
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Do not take legal advice from chatGPT.
Do not take medical advice from chatGPT.
Do not take financial advice from chatGPT.
In fact, stop using chatGPT. It’s destroying the environment, giving people terrible advice and lining tech bro pockets.
Do not take medical advice from chatGPT.
Do not take financial advice from chatGPT.
In fact, stop using chatGPT. It’s destroying the environment, giving people terrible advice and lining tech bro pockets.
I have three hearings at three different courthouses today. At the second, someone was sobbing outside the courtroom. They'd asked ChatGPT what to say in Court. They believed what it told them.
They lost because it hallucinated, and they didn't know there were no do-overs.
They lost because it hallucinated, and they didn't know there were no do-overs.
June 30, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Do not take legal advice from chatGPT.
Do not take medical advice from chatGPT.
Do not take financial advice from chatGPT.
In fact, stop using chatGPT. It’s destroying the environment, giving people terrible advice and lining tech bro pockets.
Do not take medical advice from chatGPT.
Do not take financial advice from chatGPT.
In fact, stop using chatGPT. It’s destroying the environment, giving people terrible advice and lining tech bro pockets.
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For someone who loves to sleep, you'd think I'd be able to
June 24, 2025 at 12:01 PM
For someone who loves to sleep, you'd think I'd be able to
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i want to be a killjoy: we need to make it socially unacceptable to ask chatgpt anything
i dont want to be a killjoy but we desperately need to make it socially unacceptable to talk about asking chatgpt things in regular conversation
May 19, 2025 at 1:07 AM
i want to be a killjoy: we need to make it socially unacceptable to ask chatgpt anything
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Media—-stop calling the plane a “gift.”
It’s a bribe. Full stop.
It’s a bribe. Full stop.
May 14, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Media—-stop calling the plane a “gift.”
It’s a bribe. Full stop.
It’s a bribe. Full stop.
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Confession: I really hate the “no, we should deport <other side>” posts.
May 10, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Confession: I really hate the “no, we should deport <other side>” posts.
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Hey, Winifred is really close to becoming a midwife, and just needs a final push. Let’s help her out.
May 8, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Hey, Winifred is really close to becoming a midwife, and just needs a final push. Let’s help her out.
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Hey @support.bsky.team maybe you could not take reports from Jacob here seriously seeing as he is admitting to using the reporting process to target people based on their ethnicity
May 3, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Hey @support.bsky.team maybe you could not take reports from Jacob here seriously seeing as he is admitting to using the reporting process to target people based on their ethnicity
Me to my sister after I break out in a violent rash after 7 days on a sulfa, (and going to urgent care and having them go "idk, the antibiotic is the only new thing, so it's probably that):
"You ever take a sulfa drug?"
Her: "I'm allergic. It's my one drug allergy"
"You ever take a sulfa drug?"
Her: "I'm allergic. It's my one drug allergy"
April 27, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Me to my sister after I break out in a violent rash after 7 days on a sulfa, (and going to urgent care and having them go "idk, the antibiotic is the only new thing, so it's probably that):
"You ever take a sulfa drug?"
Her: "I'm allergic. It's my one drug allergy"
"You ever take a sulfa drug?"
Her: "I'm allergic. It's my one drug allergy"
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No, I’m sorry, if you’re telling people posting cat photos is a distraction from the real issues, you’re a Fed and you’re trying to make the movement eat itself.
April 22, 2025 at 6:52 PM
No, I’m sorry, if you’re telling people posting cat photos is a distraction from the real issues, you’re a Fed and you’re trying to make the movement eat itself.
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My story breaking this news exclusively was 7K+ words and had almost all of this in it, and more:
www.npr.org/2025/04/15/n...
www.npr.org/2025/04/15/n...
April 18, 2025 at 1:58 AM
My story breaking this news exclusively was 7K+ words and had almost all of this in it, and more:
www.npr.org/2025/04/15/n...
www.npr.org/2025/04/15/n...
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For those of you who aren’t aware of the autistic advocacy landscape: These organizations are NOT all aligned in their missions and methods. Some of them have been openly hostile to each other. When they all sign a joint statement against your policy, you have really fucked up.
ASAN, Autistic Women & Nonbinary Network, the Autistic People of Color Fund, Autism Society of America, Autism Speaks, The Arc, and others stand united: Autistic people deserve respect, support, and science-based policy, not dangerous disinformation. autisticadvocacy.org/2025/04/lead...
Leading Autism Organizations Release Joint Statement on Upholding Scientific Integrity and Supporting the Autism Community - Autistic Self Advocacy Network
April 17, 2025, Washington, D.C. – As national organizations dedicated to advancing the well-being of Autistic individuals, the Autistic Self Advocacy Network, Autism Society of America, Autism…
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April 18, 2025 at 12:14 AM
For those of you who aren’t aware of the autistic advocacy landscape: These organizations are NOT all aligned in their missions and methods. Some of them have been openly hostile to each other. When they all sign a joint statement against your policy, you have really fucked up.
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We've been seeing signs that citizenship (or legal status) doesn't matter in the US anymore for a while now, but this really should fill everyone with horror. I'm glad he's out, but, like so many others, he should not have been detained (or even questioned) at all.
BREAKING: Juan Carlos Lopez-Gomez has been released. This is the moment he reunited with his mom.
April 18, 2025 at 12:00 AM
We've been seeing signs that citizenship (or legal status) doesn't matter in the US anymore for a while now, but this really should fill everyone with horror. I'm glad he's out, but, like so many others, he should not have been detained (or even questioned) at all.
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disabled people deserve to live fulfilling lives no matter their productivity to society
April 16, 2025 at 10:31 PM
disabled people deserve to live fulfilling lives no matter their productivity to society
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No, not institutionalization. This is literally the "life unworthy of life" argument Nazis used to kill autistic people the first time around.
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Asperger's Children
In 1930s and 1940s Vienna, child psychiatrist Hans Asperger sought to define autism as a diagnostic category, aiming to treat those children, usually boys, he deemed capable of participating fully in ...
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April 16, 2025 at 6:18 PM
No, not institutionalization. This is literally the "life unworthy of life" argument Nazis used to kill autistic people the first time around.
share.libbyapp.com/title/4156052
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I will concede, I'm absolutely shit at baseball.
Pretty sure that has more to do with my lack of athleticism and desire to be outdoors than the autism, though lol
Pretty sure that has more to do with my lack of athleticism and desire to be outdoors than the autism, though lol
Baseball participation and poems are down because of vaccines is a new one
April 16, 2025 at 10:43 PM
I will concede, I'm absolutely shit at baseball.
Pretty sure that has more to do with my lack of athleticism and desire to be outdoors than the autism, though lol
Pretty sure that has more to do with my lack of athleticism and desire to be outdoors than the autism, though lol
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Plain language is communication that your audience can understand the first time they hear or read it. This varies by audience, of course. What is common vocabulary for accountants won't necessarily be common for chemists, clergy, or engineers. Know your audience.
April 14, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Plain language is communication that your audience can understand the first time they hear or read it. This varies by audience, of course. What is common vocabulary for accountants won't necessarily be common for chemists, clergy, or engineers. Know your audience.
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they didn't forget. they are into it
April 13, 2025 at 8:43 PM
they didn't forget. they are into it