Sarah West
@sarahwest.bsky.social
cats. Star Trek VOYAGER et al. handmade things. Jarvis Cocker. Birds. Plants. art. SPACE.
California soul @ the Oakland Zoo
California soul @ the Oakland Zoo
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wtf is a FIFA peace prize? that's like being an NFL laureate in physics
December 5, 2025 at 7:21 PM
wtf is a FIFA peace prize? that's like being an NFL laureate in physics
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The trick of Star Trek is that Kirk is not horny. *Gene Roddenberry* is horny. The tension between Kirk the character trying to do his job & the camera & production trying to get him laid, that's the key.
not sure why the makers of star trek think there is a deficit of sex on that show. when they said "go where no man has gone before" they were talking about james t. kirk being a ho
December 5, 2025 at 2:56 PM
The trick of Star Trek is that Kirk is not horny. *Gene Roddenberry* is horny. The tension between Kirk the character trying to do his job & the camera & production trying to get him laid, that's the key.
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The fact that a second strike like that in an armed conflict is definitely a war crime should not completely negate the fact that *there is no war* and ALL the strikes are cold-blooded murder. The whole chain of command are murderers.
December 5, 2025 at 1:20 AM
The fact that a second strike like that in an armed conflict is definitely a war crime should not completely negate the fact that *there is no war* and ALL the strikes are cold-blooded murder. The whole chain of command are murderers.
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If you’re not a normie cradle Catholic, you might have a hard time imagining what unbelievable assholes right wing Catholics are.
December 4, 2025 at 11:53 PM
If you’re not a normie cradle Catholic, you might have a hard time imagining what unbelievable assholes right wing Catholics are.
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No one could’ve predicted that putting a lot of Opus Dei weirdos on the Supreme Court would end our democracy
December 4, 2025 at 11:52 PM
No one could’ve predicted that putting a lot of Opus Dei weirdos on the Supreme Court would end our democracy
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Like thousands of people in Northern CA, I received the earthquake early warning false alert. While these alerts can be annoying, or even scary, false alerts can be useful. During the moments after the alert came in I was able to:
- Consider & take protective action like “drop, cover, hold on” 1/3
- Consider & take protective action like “drop, cover, hold on” 1/3
December 4, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Like thousands of people in Northern CA, I received the earthquake early warning false alert. While these alerts can be annoying, or even scary, false alerts can be useful. During the moments after the alert came in I was able to:
- Consider & take protective action like “drop, cover, hold on” 1/3
- Consider & take protective action like “drop, cover, hold on” 1/3
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Why is the soybean oil always PARTIALLY hydrogenated. Finish hydrogenating that shit, you lazy wockaflockas!
December 4, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Why is the soybean oil always PARTIALLY hydrogenated. Finish hydrogenating that shit, you lazy wockaflockas!
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“I’m living like there’s no tomorrow, because there isn’t one.”
December 3, 2025 at 7:01 PM
“I’m living like there’s no tomorrow, because there isn’t one.”
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Friends, a friendly reminder to not skip the alt text on images and videos. You don't have to raise it to the level of artistry that @nocontexttrek1.bsky.social delivers with every screenshot, but even a basic description will go far towards helping our comrades with visual and/or perceptual issues.
December 3, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Friends, a friendly reminder to not skip the alt text on images and videos. You don't have to raise it to the level of artistry that @nocontexttrek1.bsky.social delivers with every screenshot, but even a basic description will go far towards helping our comrades with visual and/or perceptual issues.
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The most Gen X thing ever is these Marvel ads that were all like “Kids, we’re sorry you’re dealing with an alcoholic and probably abusive/absent parent. We know, it sucks. Love, Spider-Man/the X-Men.”
December 3, 2025 at 3:38 AM
The most Gen X thing ever is these Marvel ads that were all like “Kids, we’re sorry you’re dealing with an alcoholic and probably abusive/absent parent. We know, it sucks. Love, Spider-Man/the X-Men.”
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Decorated the tree.
If you know, you know.
If you know, you know.
December 1, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Decorated the tree.
If you know, you know.
If you know, you know.
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I’m honored that my friends @thefilmstage.com included my prints in their 2025 gift guide! The company they keep is surpassingly great, so make sure you check out all of their recommendations because I know the kind of wonderful nerds you are ❤️💚
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The Film Stage’s 2025 Holiday Gift Guide
The holidays are upon us, so whether you're looking for film-related gifts or simply want to get for yourself some of the finest this year had to offer, we have a gift guide for you. Including must-ha...
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December 1, 2025 at 4:32 PM
I’m honored that my friends @thefilmstage.com included my prints in their 2025 gift guide! The company they keep is surpassingly great, so make sure you check out all of their recommendations because I know the kind of wonderful nerds you are ❤️💚
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There are specific reasons Trumpists want war on Venezuela, but there‘s a generic one: they crave power to make war on anyone, any time, for completely fabricated reasons, and then to use the guise of war to increase violence and repression everywhere, including home.
They are lawless bestial scum.
They are lawless bestial scum.
November 29, 2025 at 6:28 PM
There are specific reasons Trumpists want war on Venezuela, but there‘s a generic one: they crave power to make war on anyone, any time, for completely fabricated reasons, and then to use the guise of war to increase violence and repression everywhere, including home.
They are lawless bestial scum.
They are lawless bestial scum.
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Lissen…It’s Black Friday and we’re shopping small. I’m going to add to this thread throughout the day but these are just a few places to get you started.
Flavor! Flavor! Flavor!
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Lissen…It’s Black Friday and we’re shopping small. I’m going to add to this thread throughout the day but these are just a few places to get you started.
Flavor! Flavor! Flavor!
tastytin.com/collections/...
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November 28, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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Lissen…It’s Black Friday and we’re shopping small. I’m going to add to this thread throughout the day but these are just a few places to get you started.
Flavor! Flavor! Flavor!
tastytin.com/collections/...
Lissen…It’s Black Friday and we’re shopping small. I’m going to add to this thread throughout the day but these are just a few places to get you started.
Flavor! Flavor! Flavor!
tastytin.com/collections/...
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Even when there are no obvious artifacts, the generated images often have a weird uncanny sheen to them that I personally find vaguely revolting. I can’t really turn that reaction off.
November 28, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Even when there are no obvious artifacts, the generated images often have a weird uncanny sheen to them that I personally find vaguely revolting. I can’t really turn that reaction off.
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This is a big part of it, for me. Instead of glancing at the image and continuing to listen to the talk, I’m noticing that the table leg is connected to the chair, that the shirt buttons sideways, that the window bleeds weirdly into the wall. And wondering why the presenter didn’t notice or care.
It's also just distracting because usually the image has some weirdness to it, and it doesn't tend to add explanatory value. So if you're just adding them for ambience or to represent a generic concept, just use a regular picture.
I don’t know if anyone else notices or cares, but when I see a presentation in which the speaker uses obviously generated-AI images to illustrate their slides, it makes me immediately less confident in whatever other content they’re presenting.
November 28, 2025 at 3:48 PM
This is a big part of it, for me. Instead of glancing at the image and continuing to listen to the talk, I’m noticing that the table leg is connected to the chair, that the shirt buttons sideways, that the window bleeds weirdly into the wall. And wondering why the presenter didn’t notice or care.
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Beautiful photo of a really unpleasant phenomenon.
November 28, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Beautiful photo of a really unpleasant phenomenon.
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A calm & quiescent Thanksgiving Day in CA, weather-wise, with warm & mostly sunny conditions outside of Central Valley & parts of North Bay--where widespread tule fog is keeping things chillier (as predicted). Temps into 70s SoCal & 60s NorCal above fog layer (50s beneath). #CAwx
November 27, 2025 at 8:04 PM
A calm & quiescent Thanksgiving Day in CA, weather-wise, with warm & mostly sunny conditions outside of Central Valley & parts of North Bay--where widespread tule fog is keeping things chillier (as predicted). Temps into 70s SoCal & 60s NorCal above fog layer (50s beneath). #CAwx
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Happy Thanksgiving!
Giger's version of the chest-bursting Alien was rejected for being too turkey-like.
November 27, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Happy Thanksgiving!
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precisely my thought. the president and his dumbass republican allies put these men and women into harm’s way for a political stunt and look what has happened
Whether this was random street crime or targeted political violence, I think it was bad for the president to unnecessarily put the National Guard in harm’s way like this. They simply don’t need to be there.
November 26, 2025 at 8:53 PM
precisely my thought. the president and his dumbass republican allies put these men and women into harm’s way for a political stunt and look what has happened
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"Klurk and Sponk" brandonbird.myshopify.com/collections/...
November 26, 2025 at 3:45 PM
"Klurk and Sponk" brandonbird.myshopify.com/collections/...
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Kayleigh with the Natural Yellow Hair
November 26, 2025 at 4:41 AM
Kayleigh with the Natural Yellow Hair
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can't believe this ancient mesopotamia shoe wearing ass said people need to dress up at the airport
November 26, 2025 at 1:30 AM
can't believe this ancient mesopotamia shoe wearing ass said people need to dress up at the airport
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First Secretary of Defense you could defeat by painting a tunnel on the side of a boulder.
November 25, 2025 at 1:55 PM
First Secretary of Defense you could defeat by painting a tunnel on the side of a boulder.