SleepyLegs
@sleepylegs.bsky.social
He/him
Sometimes teacher. Pseudo-intellectual. Failed PhD student. Battling anxiety, depression, and occasionally my cats. Secretly a cactus.
Sometimes teacher. Pseudo-intellectual. Failed PhD student. Battling anxiety, depression, and occasionally my cats. Secretly a cactus.
Democrats will not gain votes by indulging in transphobia.
Have a goddamn principle, stand up for trans folks, and people will respect it. It's the right thing to do and better politics.
Have a goddamn principle, stand up for trans folks, and people will respect it. It's the right thing to do and better politics.
July 30, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Democrats will not gain votes by indulging in transphobia.
Have a goddamn principle, stand up for trans folks, and people will respect it. It's the right thing to do and better politics.
Have a goddamn principle, stand up for trans folks, and people will respect it. It's the right thing to do and better politics.
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1. False www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
2. False pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
3. True!
4. False foreignpolicy.com/2021/06/15/l...
5. It has! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
2. False pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
3. True!
4. False foreignpolicy.com/2021/06/15/l...
5. It has! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
April 18, 2025 at 5:08 PM
1. False www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
2. False pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
3. True!
4. False foreignpolicy.com/2021/06/15/l...
5. It has! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
2. False pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
3. True!
4. False foreignpolicy.com/2021/06/15/l...
5. It has! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Kidnapping.
Capturing a person against their will without due process is called kidnapping.
Transporting them to another country without due process is called human trafficking.
A squalid extrajudicial prison for people found guilty of no crime is called a concentration camp.
Capturing a person against their will without due process is called kidnapping.
Transporting them to another country without due process is called human trafficking.
A squalid extrajudicial prison for people found guilty of no crime is called a concentration camp.
stop calling things deportation just because they call it deportation.
-You cannot legally deport people without due process.
-You cannot legally deport citizens.
-They are defining down deportation to break the law.
-You cannot legally deport people without due process.
-You cannot legally deport citizens.
-They are defining down deportation to break the law.
Leavitt confirmed that the WH is working on deporting US citizens to El Salvador
April 8, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Kidnapping.
Capturing a person against their will without due process is called kidnapping.
Transporting them to another country without due process is called human trafficking.
A squalid extrajudicial prison for people found guilty of no crime is called a concentration camp.
Capturing a person against their will without due process is called kidnapping.
Transporting them to another country without due process is called human trafficking.
A squalid extrajudicial prison for people found guilty of no crime is called a concentration camp.
Just came out of a meeting for my local school district. We're planning financially for next year, and we have to factor in that Title 1 funding may be toast.
If my district is doing this, so is yours. Millions of kids are getting screwed over because Republicans are trying to crown a king.
If my district is doing this, so is yours. Millions of kids are getting screwed over because Republicans are trying to crown a king.
February 20, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Just came out of a meeting for my local school district. We're planning financially for next year, and we have to factor in that Title 1 funding may be toast.
If my district is doing this, so is yours. Millions of kids are getting screwed over because Republicans are trying to crown a king.
If my district is doing this, so is yours. Millions of kids are getting screwed over because Republicans are trying to crown a king.
For posterity and (with luck) eventual prosecution.
The men carrying out Musk's coup are Akash Bobba, Edward Coristine, Luke Farritor, Gautier Cole Killian, Gavin Kliger, and Ethan Shaotran.
Make them famous. And, eventually, when possible, arrest them and charge them with multiple felonies. www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
Make them famous. And, eventually, when possible, arrest them and charge them with multiple felonies. www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
The Young, Inexperienced Engineers Aiding Elon Musk's Government Takeover
Engineers between 19 and 24, most linked to Musk’s companies, are playing a key role as he seizes control of federal infrastructure.
www.wired.com
February 2, 2025 at 7:13 PM
For posterity and (with luck) eventual prosecution.
I'm calling my representatives in DC and at the state level, and as a treat, I'm just going to say cusswords here. Feel free to join in as I cuss my way through my civic duty!
January 28, 2025 at 4:06 PM
I'm calling my representatives in DC and at the state level, and as a treat, I'm just going to say cusswords here. Feel free to join in as I cuss my way through my civic duty!
Read this. It was a guy punch for me.
The New York Times and The Athletic robbed me of my voice and my hope, and helped steal my life: A trans woman's nightmare | CarlyJDubois.com
This is the story of my three-year hell as a trans woman working for a NYT-owned company. I might be fired, but I can't stay silent anymore.
www.carlyjdubois.com
January 13, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Read this. It was a guy punch for me.
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"Like all empires, this one rested on a foundation of lies." #Oathbreakers, out from @harpercollins.bsky.social on 12/10. The story of how Charlemagne's grandsons fought a brutal civil war and shattered the Frankish Empire.
SIGNED COPY GIVEAWAY. Repost to enter. First drawing 7 pm CST USA. /1
SIGNED COPY GIVEAWAY. Repost to enter. First drawing 7 pm CST USA. /1
Oathbreakers
The authors of The Bright Ages return with a real-life Game of Thrones—the story of the Carolingian Civil War, a bloody, protracted battle pitting brother against brother, father against son, that wou...
www.harpercollins.com
November 17, 2024 at 3:38 PM
"Like all empires, this one rested on a foundation of lies." #Oathbreakers, out from @harpercollins.bsky.social on 12/10. The story of how Charlemagne's grandsons fought a brutal civil war and shattered the Frankish Empire.
SIGNED COPY GIVEAWAY. Repost to enter. First drawing 7 pm CST USA. /1
SIGNED COPY GIVEAWAY. Repost to enter. First drawing 7 pm CST USA. /1
Request for recommendation: a good history of the Spanish Civil War. Ideally something both well-written and well-researched.
Thanks in advance!
Thanks in advance!
November 16, 2024 at 7:54 PM
Request for recommendation: a good history of the Spanish Civil War. Ideally something both well-written and well-researched.
Thanks in advance!
Thanks in advance!
A thought just occurred to me: Trump's win makes it likely that we have to deal with Justice Aileen Cannon.
Fuck.
Fuck.
November 7, 2024 at 1:46 PM
A thought just occurred to me: Trump's win makes it likely that we have to deal with Justice Aileen Cannon.
Fuck.
Fuck.
This is the most important takeaway from last night, imo. Major kudos to the Harris team for sending this message when I'm sure the impulse is to take a victory lap.
September 12, 2024 at 1:43 AM
This is the most important takeaway from last night, imo. Major kudos to the Harris team for sending this message when I'm sure the impulse is to take a victory lap.
Here's my daughter's cat! Stay safe out there folks!
And please don't fall into conspiracy-type thinking. You'll make this kitty sad.
And please don't fall into conspiracy-type thinking. You'll make this kitty sad.
July 14, 2024 at 12:26 AM
Here's my daughter's cat! Stay safe out there folks!
And please don't fall into conspiracy-type thinking. You'll make this kitty sad.
And please don't fall into conspiracy-type thinking. You'll make this kitty sad.
The NYT is just sprinting down the path to being an entirely disreputable outlet.
On Tuesday, July 2, 2024, the President signed into law:
H.R. 2365, the “Dr. Emmanuel Bilirakis and Honorable Jennifer Wexton National Plan to End Parkinson’s Act.” Can't you people even use Google? www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-roo...
H.R. 2365, the “Dr. Emmanuel Bilirakis and Honorable Jennifer Wexton National Plan to End Parkinson’s Act.” Can't you people even use Google? www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-roo...
Bill Signed: H.R. 2365 | The White House
On Tuesday, July 2, 2024, the President signed into law: H.R. 2365, the “Dr. Emmanuel Bilirakis and Honorable Jennifer Wexton National Plan to End Parkinson’s Act,” which requires the Department of He...
www.whitehouse.gov
July 8, 2024 at 5:20 PM
The NYT is just sprinting down the path to being an entirely disreputable outlet.
In this term, the Supreme Court has legalized bribery and basically anything a President wants to do (unless it's things like forgiving student loans or protecting the environment).
Judges with lifetime appointments rule the US quasi-officially now.
Judges with lifetime appointments rule the US quasi-officially now.
July 1, 2024 at 3:47 PM
In this term, the Supreme Court has legalized bribery and basically anything a President wants to do (unless it's things like forgiving student loans or protecting the environment).
Judges with lifetime appointments rule the US quasi-officially now.
Judges with lifetime appointments rule the US quasi-officially now.
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SOLIDARITY IS BAKED INTO THE LITERAL FOUNDATION OF THE UNIVERSITY
administrators can be part of that or they can stand against history. their choice.
3/3
administrators can be part of that or they can stand against history. their choice.
3/3
April 23, 2024 at 5:44 PM
SOLIDARITY IS BAKED INTO THE LITERAL FOUNDATION OF THE UNIVERSITY
administrators can be part of that or they can stand against history. their choice.
3/3
administrators can be part of that or they can stand against history. their choice.
3/3
The only thing more uncomfortable than attending and speaking up at local political events is telling your kids about the consequences of local politics.
Show up. Talk. Learn. We can make better communities together.
Show up. Talk. Learn. We can make better communities together.
April 17, 2024 at 4:31 AM
The only thing more uncomfortable than attending and speaking up at local political events is telling your kids about the consequences of local politics.
Show up. Talk. Learn. We can make better communities together.
Show up. Talk. Learn. We can make better communities together.
Local politics is such a racket. People get hung up on big national scandals and miss all the nickel and dime BS that wrecks their community
April 15, 2024 at 9:01 PM
Local politics is such a racket. People get hung up on big national scandals and miss all the nickel and dime BS that wrecks their community
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A newspaper editor — Chris Quinn of the Cleveland Plain Dealer — says it as clearly as he can:
"Our Trump reporting upsets some readers, but there aren’t two sides to facts." www.cleveland.com/news/2024/03...
Quinn writes of a different kind of access. Access to our own eyes and ears:
"Our Trump reporting upsets some readers, but there aren’t two sides to facts." www.cleveland.com/news/2024/03...
Quinn writes of a different kind of access. Access to our own eyes and ears:
March 30, 2024 at 4:25 PM
A newspaper editor — Chris Quinn of the Cleveland Plain Dealer — says it as clearly as he can:
"Our Trump reporting upsets some readers, but there aren’t two sides to facts." www.cleveland.com/news/2024/03...
Quinn writes of a different kind of access. Access to our own eyes and ears:
"Our Trump reporting upsets some readers, but there aren’t two sides to facts." www.cleveland.com/news/2024/03...
Quinn writes of a different kind of access. Access to our own eyes and ears:
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Decent people who remain active on Elon Social not only help generate income for his fascist project but also--and more importantly--provide the credibility that keeps it from becoming as irrelevant as Gab.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
March 14, 2024 at 5:51 PM
Decent people who remain active on Elon Social not only help generate income for his fascist project but also--and more importantly--provide the credibility that keeps it from becoming as irrelevant as Gab.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
I'm wondering if when reached for comment I gave 3 riddles that the reporter needed to solve before I'd answer, would journalistic ethics require that person to:
1. Solve my riddles 3 and
2. Delay publishing their story until they had my comment?
I'm somewhat worried the answer is yes
1. Solve my riddles 3 and
2. Delay publishing their story until they had my comment?
I'm somewhat worried the answer is yes
February 25, 2024 at 11:56 PM
I'm wondering if when reached for comment I gave 3 riddles that the reporter needed to solve before I'd answer, would journalistic ethics require that person to:
1. Solve my riddles 3 and
2. Delay publishing their story until they had my comment?
I'm somewhat worried the answer is yes
1. Solve my riddles 3 and
2. Delay publishing their story until they had my comment?
I'm somewhat worried the answer is yes
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you know, there's research showing that platforming fascists just helps spread fascist hate.
you aren't moving the needle by showing them as dumb in an interview. we've been through this a million times with the "debate me bro, let's pay eugenicists to speak on campus" discourse.
you aren't moving the needle by showing them as dumb in an interview. we've been through this a million times with the "debate me bro, let's pay eugenicists to speak on campus" discourse.
February 24, 2024 at 9:04 PM
you know, there's research showing that platforming fascists just helps spread fascist hate.
you aren't moving the needle by showing them as dumb in an interview. we've been through this a million times with the "debate me bro, let's pay eugenicists to speak on campus" discourse.
you aren't moving the needle by showing them as dumb in an interview. we've been through this a million times with the "debate me bro, let's pay eugenicists to speak on campus" discourse.
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"On one occasion, a handful of children, all about ages 5 to 8, were carried to the emergency room by their parents. All had single sniper shots to the head."
www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...
www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...
Opinion: I'm an American doctor who went to Gaza. What I saw wasn't war — it was annihilation
As a surgeon, I volunteered at a Gaza hospital. The conditions were unthinkable. With a ground offensive in Rafah, people have nowhere to go.
www.latimes.com
February 17, 2024 at 4:55 AM
"On one occasion, a handful of children, all about ages 5 to 8, were carried to the emergency room by their parents. All had single sniper shots to the head."
www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...
www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...