Seelix the Seventh
@seelix.com
Science communicator and cosplayer. I am a master of disguise & know where to hide the bodies. Really into weaving and spinning
They/them
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Starfleet has Horta members, who can neither run, walk, nor climb, and who require a Teflon spray coating to exist in an oxygen atmosphere,
If you can accept that a Horta would be able to serve in starfleet, but not someone who uses a wheelchair, that's a staggering failure of your imagination.
If you can accept that a Horta would be able to serve in starfleet, but not someone who uses a wheelchair, that's a staggering failure of your imagination.
I have a friend who said, of Starfleet Academy, that this took them out of it - that seeing a person in a wheelchair in the 32nd century seemed unrealistic, since medicine in Star Trek "should be able to cure whatever was wrong with them."
That's not the case, for any number of possible reasons.
That's not the case, for any number of possible reasons.
February 14, 2026 at 7:41 PM
Starfleet has Horta members, who can neither run, walk, nor climb, and who require a Teflon spray coating to exist in an oxygen atmosphere,
If you can accept that a Horta would be able to serve in starfleet, but not someone who uses a wheelchair, that's a staggering failure of your imagination.
If you can accept that a Horta would be able to serve in starfleet, but not someone who uses a wheelchair, that's a staggering failure of your imagination.
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Mega Vouch! Let's go, folks!
February 14, 2026 at 5:39 PM
Mega Vouch! Let's go, folks!
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my mom believes that the figure skaters should all have to do routines to their national music, and I DEMAND seeing a Swiss figure skater in lederhosen attempt to do a quad axel to aggressive yodeling
February 13, 2026 at 6:56 PM
my mom believes that the figure skaters should all have to do routines to their national music, and I DEMAND seeing a Swiss figure skater in lederhosen attempt to do a quad axel to aggressive yodeling
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“DHS is expanding its efforts to identify Americans who oppose ICE by sending tech companies legal requests for the names, email addresses, telephone numbers and other identifying data behind social media accounts that track or criticize the agency”
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
Homeland Security Wants Social Media Sites to Expose Anti-ICE Accounts
www.nytimes.com
February 13, 2026 at 10:44 PM
“DHS is expanding its efforts to identify Americans who oppose ICE by sending tech companies legal requests for the names, email addresses, telephone numbers and other identifying data behind social media accounts that track or criticize the agency”
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
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The complete refusal from the Department of Justice and FBI to investigate the allegations in the Epstein Files and made by Epstein survivors is also proof of what victims everywhere go through every day when authority figures refuse to do anything about what happened to them
February 13, 2026 at 8:55 PM
The complete refusal from the Department of Justice and FBI to investigate the allegations in the Epstein Files and made by Epstein survivors is also proof of what victims everywhere go through every day when authority figures refuse to do anything about what happened to them
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What does beauty mean to you? Perfection? And if you could embody it, would you? Take a look today at "The Beauty You Cannot Buy" by Marie Vibbert :
The Beauty You Cannot Buy - Small Wonders
Karl had the delicacy of a hothouse flower. I knew from one glance he’d end up breaking my heart, but we all love to repeat our favorite mistakes.
smallwondersmag.com
February 13, 2026 at 5:14 PM
What does beauty mean to you? Perfection? And if you could embody it, would you? Take a look today at "The Beauty You Cannot Buy" by Marie Vibbert :
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all the media being stenographers for the feds and just repeating the drawdown nonsense should go to the whipple building today so they can see the same amount of masked men leaving in convoys of vehicles, and whatever this is too, and report accurately what’s happening on the ground in minnesota
So this is weird. The National Guard is staging at the Whipple building this morning. This is what you do when preparing for a mission.
February 13, 2026 at 4:13 PM
all the media being stenographers for the feds and just repeating the drawdown nonsense should go to the whipple building today so they can see the same amount of masked men leaving in convoys of vehicles, and whatever this is too, and report accurately what’s happening on the ground in minnesota
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I mean… bsky.app/profile/fray...
Ring has done this before. They partner with cops, get backlash, withdraw a bit, wait for it to calm down, and then go right back to working with cops. Don't believe this spin.
www.theverge.com/news/878447/...
www.theverge.com/news/878447/...
Ring cancels its partnership with Flock Safety after surveillance backlash
Flock off
www.theverge.com
February 13, 2026 at 12:56 AM
I mean… bsky.app/profile/fray...
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Great but I hope someone will follow up in a few months to confirm they’re not lying to take the heat off and go back to the deal when things quiet down.
Ring walks away from Flock. Statement is a doozy! www.theverge.com/news/878447/...
Ring cancels its partnership with Flock Safety after surveillance backlash
Flock off
www.theverge.com
February 13, 2026 at 12:39 AM
Great but I hope someone will follow up in a few months to confirm they’re not lying to take the heat off and go back to the deal when things quiet down.
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You absolutely can have a meaningful conversation about AI on here, the real problem is that a certain cohort of white dudes are getting VERY uncomfortable with the meaning surfaced in those conversations
February 12, 2026 at 8:46 PM
You absolutely can have a meaningful conversation about AI on here, the real problem is that a certain cohort of white dudes are getting VERY uncomfortable with the meaning surfaced in those conversations
Oh my gods, spellcheck. Please stop changing my sentences after I type all the words. “Never in a million YEARS”
Had you asked me in 2016 where I would be in 2026, I would have confidently said “still in tech”. I worried not in a million rats have pictured myself happily pulling dried poop out of sheep fleeces and thinking “thank goodness I’m not in tech”
February 12, 2026 at 8:20 PM
Oh my gods, spellcheck. Please stop changing my sentences after I type all the words. “Never in a million YEARS”
Had you asked me in 2016 where I would be in 2026, I would have confidently said “still in tech”. I worried not in a million rats have pictured myself happily pulling dried poop out of sheep fleeces and thinking “thank goodness I’m not in tech”
February 12, 2026 at 7:51 PM
Had you asked me in 2016 where I would be in 2026, I would have confidently said “still in tech”. I worried not in a million rats have pictured myself happily pulling dried poop out of sheep fleeces and thinking “thank goodness I’m not in tech”
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Homeschooling, like supplements, is the Wild West and its proponents want it that way for *reasons*
A Kanawha County delegate is proposing changes to state homeschool laws in the wake of a historic child abuse case in his county. A couple brought their adopted children to West Virginia and abused them, forced them to do heavy labor, locked them in a shed and more, reports @amelianews.bsky.social.
House Democrat seeks to reform WV homeschool laws to prevent child abuse after Kanawha slavery case • West Virginia Watch
A Kanawha County delegate is proposing changes to state homeschool laws in the wake of a historic child abuse case in his county.
westvirginiawatch.com
February 12, 2026 at 7:34 PM
Homeschooling, like supplements, is the Wild West and its proponents want it that way for *reasons*
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Discworld QOTD, from Wyrd Sisters
February 11, 2026 at 9:33 PM
Discworld QOTD, from Wyrd Sisters
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sure would be nice if studios realize that BIPOC and queer people also write romantasy
From Divine Rivals to Fourth Wing, here's an update on every romantasy TV/movie adaptation in development!
#booksky
#booksky
Every Romantasy Movie and TV Adaptation Currently in Development - Reactor
All the romantasy adaptations that are (hopefully) coming to a screen near you soon
reactormag.com
February 12, 2026 at 7:19 PM
sure would be nice if studios realize that BIPOC and queer people also write romantasy
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all the professors and deans are like 'my contacts with mr epstein were purely in the service of my profession and I had no idea' and then his emails are just like 'can u make lolita robot?'
"Epstein had pitched [art school dept chair] on a potential art exhibit titled 'Statutory' that would showcase underage models dressed to look older than they were."
He was really just upfront with it.
www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...
He was really just upfront with it.
www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...
Professors in the Epstein Files Begin to Face Consequences
Several faculty members who spoke regularly with Epstein have been stripped of their titles or teaching duties.
www.insidehighered.com
February 12, 2026 at 6:39 PM
all the professors and deans are like 'my contacts with mr epstein were purely in the service of my profession and I had no idea' and then his emails are just like 'can u make lolita robot?'
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It's corny as hell but the solution to fascism is loving thy neighbor
This is all due to the incredible resistance of the people of Minnesota.
Their resilience - and their determination - helped enforce the Constitution in a way that political elites in Congress and the courts did not or could not.
I have never been prouder to be a Minnesotan.
Their resilience - and their determination - helped enforce the Constitution in a way that political elites in Congress and the courts did not or could not.
I have never been prouder to be a Minnesotan.
Homan in Minnesota: "I have proposed, and President Trump has concurred, that this surge operation conclude. A significant drawdown has already been underway this week and will continue."
February 12, 2026 at 4:32 PM
It's corny as hell but the solution to fascism is loving thy neighbor
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Over on threads someone just use ai;dr and we all need to adopt that right quick
February 11, 2026 at 7:56 PM
Over on threads someone just use ai;dr and we all need to adopt that right quick
After seeing someone blame being a fascist on menopause, I think that's enough internet for today.
Or possibly for a lifetime.
Or possibly for a lifetime.
February 11, 2026 at 11:56 PM
After seeing someone blame being a fascist on menopause, I think that's enough internet for today.
Or possibly for a lifetime.
Or possibly for a lifetime.
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It turns out that the only thing standing between us and a version of the pentagon that closes airspace to shoot down party balloons were those diversity trainings at work
February 11, 2026 at 8:17 PM
It turns out that the only thing standing between us and a version of the pentagon that closes airspace to shoot down party balloons were those diversity trainings at work
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The United States is purposefully blockading Cuba from accessing fuel that powers everything from grocery stores to hospitals. People will die. Children will die. What's being done to the people of Cuba is monstrous.
The people in power were ok with it in Gaza and now they're doing it to Cuba.
The people in power were ok with it in Gaza and now they're doing it to Cuba.
February 10, 2026 at 3:59 AM
The United States is purposefully blockading Cuba from accessing fuel that powers everything from grocery stores to hospitals. People will die. Children will die. What's being done to the people of Cuba is monstrous.
The people in power were ok with it in Gaza and now they're doing it to Cuba.
The people in power were ok with it in Gaza and now they're doing it to Cuba.
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It does not matter if you take the child you use as bait and then kidnap to McDonald’s!!!!!
Lyons says ICE agents actually "took care" of 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos when they detained him, before shipping him off to a horrific Texas ICE facility.
He says ICE officers "comforted him" as they chased his dad, put him in their car to play "his favorite music, then took him to McDonalds."
He says ICE officers "comforted him" as they chased his dad, put him in their car to play "his favorite music, then took him to McDonalds."
February 10, 2026 at 11:58 PM
It does not matter if you take the child you use as bait and then kidnap to McDonald’s!!!!!
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When a sitting representative refers to the Super Bowl halftime show as “pornography,” people should use that to reflect on how they and other representatives are simultaneously working to ban, censor, and restrict “pornography” and what that actually means
February 10, 2026 at 6:52 PM
When a sitting representative refers to the Super Bowl halftime show as “pornography,” people should use that to reflect on how they and other representatives are simultaneously working to ban, censor, and restrict “pornography” and what that actually means
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“Mr. Beast Salesforce ad” - they’re calling it the least appealing phrase ever assembled in any language. They finally did it
February 9, 2026 at 2:32 AM
“Mr. Beast Salesforce ad” - they’re calling it the least appealing phrase ever assembled in any language. They finally did it
There was not a single regret to be found
February 9, 2026 at 7:42 PM
There was not a single regret to be found