Sorien
@sorien.bsky.social
I'm a non-presenting trans woman wandering on the net; I'm part of the SF, Comic, Fantasy, Role-Playing & Furry fandoms, and mostly I want to make people happy. FYI, I'm 60. :P
I block and report bots and trolls on sight. And sometimes go a-huntin.
I block and report bots and trolls on sight. And sometimes go a-huntin.
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NEW: QA workers at Blizzard Albany and Austin have ratified a union contract with Microsoft after three years of negotiations.
The contract delivers protections against generative AI tech in the workplace, wage increases, disability accommodations, crunch restrictions, and much more.
The contract delivers protections against generative AI tech in the workplace, wage increases, disability accommodations, crunch restrictions, and much more.
QA workers at Blizzard ratify union contract with Microsoft
The three-year contract delivers generative AI protections, wage increases, disability accommodations, and more.
www.gamedeveloper.com
February 2, 2026 at 2:36 PM
NEW: QA workers at Blizzard Albany and Austin have ratified a union contract with Microsoft after three years of negotiations.
The contract delivers protections against generative AI tech in the workplace, wage increases, disability accommodations, crunch restrictions, and much more.
The contract delivers protections against generative AI tech in the workplace, wage increases, disability accommodations, crunch restrictions, and much more.
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Sight in San Francisco (from a friend)
February 1, 2026 at 7:26 PM
Sight in San Francisco (from a friend)
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Every Lego catalogue, in full, from 1966-2015. At the link brickset.com/library/cata...
February 2, 2026 at 4:52 PM
Every Lego catalogue, in full, from 1966-2015. At the link brickset.com/library/cata...
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When historians reflect on this regime, cruelty will be the word most often used to define it. www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
Deputy attorney general says administration will appeal order to release 5-year-old from ICE custody
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said in an interview that the Trump administration will appeal a federal judge’s decision to release a 5-year-old and his father from ICE custody in Texas.
www.mprnews.org
February 2, 2026 at 5:39 PM
When historians reflect on this regime, cruelty will be the word most often used to define it. www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
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"The bill, HB246 ... instructs the director of vehicles of Kansas to identify every license issued to a trans person and send written notice that the license must be surrendered and reissued. Driving with a license that has been canceled, suspended, or revoked is a misdemeanor in Kansas."
An extreme Kansas bill will invalidate the drivers license of every trans person in the state. It was passed alongside a particularly extreme bathroom bill, meaning that the implications of every trans Kansan losing legal ID overnight has largely been missed.
Kansas Bill Will Strip Driver’s Licenses from Every Trans Resident Who Changed Gender — Assigned
As Kansas passes a bathroom bill, another bill that will invalidate the driver’s license of every trans resident has been deemphasized in the coverage. Also, Trump’s Department of Education says San J...
www.assignedmedia.org
February 2, 2026 at 1:51 PM
"The bill, HB246 ... instructs the director of vehicles of Kansas to identify every license issued to a trans person and send written notice that the license must be surrendered and reissued. Driving with a license that has been canceled, suspended, or revoked is a misdemeanor in Kansas."
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If you're a Bill Watterson fan you should be following Berkeley Breathed on Patreon. He's going to be posting some really fun stuff in the coming weeks.
February 2, 2026 at 5:02 PM
If you're a Bill Watterson fan you should be following Berkeley Breathed on Patreon. He's going to be posting some really fun stuff in the coming weeks.
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BREAKING: Judge Cobb has barred DHS from preventing members of Congress from visiting immigration detention facilities without notice, saying the administration's policy likely violated the law requiring their unfettered access. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
February 2, 2026 at 4:56 PM
BREAKING: Judge Cobb has barred DHS from preventing members of Congress from visiting immigration detention facilities without notice, saying the administration's policy likely violated the law requiring their unfettered access. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Turns out if your name is in the Epstein files almost 1800 times there might be consequences
CBS News Expected to Cut Ties With Contributor Peter Attia Over Epstein Links | Exclusive
Editor-in-chief Bari Weiss announced Peter Attia’s hiring last week as part of her new vision for the network, but since then he appeared in the Epstein files.
www.thewrap.com
February 2, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Turns out if your name is in the Epstein files almost 1800 times there might be consequences
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Do you remember when people were saying "I think my phone is listening to me, i'm getting ads for stuff I spoke about" and people said "They arent listening to you, they're just this good at predicting your interests"?
Well, it happens they were doing exactly that.
www.cbsnews.com/news/google-...
Well, it happens they were doing exactly that.
www.cbsnews.com/news/google-...
Google to pay $68 million over allegations its voice assistant eavesdropped on users
Class-action lawsuit alleged that Google's voice assistant illegally recorded and shared private conversations with advertisers.
www.cbsnews.com
February 1, 2026 at 9:44 PM
Do you remember when people were saying "I think my phone is listening to me, i'm getting ads for stuff I spoke about" and people said "They arent listening to you, they're just this good at predicting your interests"?
Well, it happens they were doing exactly that.
www.cbsnews.com/news/google-...
Well, it happens they were doing exactly that.
www.cbsnews.com/news/google-...
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AI lies again. In this Google news feed it claims the Mars rover finds rain. There's no mention of rain in the article or the linked YouTube video. 🧪
www.universetoday.com/articles/per...
www.universetoday.com/articles/per...
February 2, 2026 at 12:37 PM
AI lies again. In this Google news feed it claims the Mars rover finds rain. There's no mention of rain in the article or the linked YouTube video. 🧪
www.universetoday.com/articles/per...
www.universetoday.com/articles/per...
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Farmers in the U.S. have grown cannabis since the 1600s — but policymakers are still figuring out how to regulate two famous types of Cannabis sativa. A historian calls the plant "incredibly cryptic." n.pr/3ZKsfHf
Hemp and marijuana are the same species. So why all the different laws?
Farmers in the U.S. have grown cannabis since the 1600s — but policymakers are still figuring out how to regulate two famous types of Cannabis sativa. A historian calls the plant "incredibly cryptic."
n.pr
February 2, 2026 at 12:50 PM
Farmers in the U.S. have grown cannabis since the 1600s — but policymakers are still figuring out how to regulate two famous types of Cannabis sativa. A historian calls the plant "incredibly cryptic." n.pr/3ZKsfHf
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NEW: Following multiple SpaceX Starship explosions that caused commercial jets to scramble for safety, the Federal Aviation Administration has issued a broad warning that rocket launches could “significantly reduce safety” for airplanes.
FAA Warns Airlines About Safety Risks From Rocket Launches, Urges “Extreme Caution”
The agency’s official safety alert comes as SpaceX looks to ramp up Starship tests. A recent ProPublica investigation found that explosions during previous Starship launches disrupted air traffic and forced pilots to scramble for safety.
www.propublica.org
February 2, 2026 at 1:00 PM
NEW: Following multiple SpaceX Starship explosions that caused commercial jets to scramble for safety, the Federal Aviation Administration has issued a broad warning that rocket launches could “significantly reduce safety” for airplanes.
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That motherfucker
PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. (AP) — Punxsutawney Phil is said to have seen his shadow, predicting 6 more weeks of winter weather.
February 2, 2026 at 1:01 PM
That motherfucker
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Capitalism is so corrupt that a few billionaires can try to buy the systematic extermination of an entire class of people
The wellbeing and safety of every transgender person in the world bought out by some billionaire or small group of them
these trans children committing suicide, trans people being forced out of their homes, fired from their jobs, families forced to move and do desperate things
Someone paid for it
these trans children committing suicide, trans people being forced out of their homes, fired from their jobs, families forced to move and do desperate things
Someone paid for it
February 2, 2026 at 8:06 AM
Capitalism is so corrupt that a few billionaires can try to buy the systematic extermination of an entire class of people
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DOCTOR: I told him he needed to get out to a show, that was how he would cure his depression.
CHOTINER: So you learned this technique in school?
DR: No, not— listen it was good advice. Pagliacci was in town.
C: Right. Is it standard to give advice before learning a patient’s name?
DR: Now look
CHOTINER: So you learned this technique in school?
DR: No, not— listen it was good advice. Pagliacci was in town.
C: Right. Is it standard to give advice before learning a patient’s name?
DR: Now look
February 2, 2026 at 3:58 AM
DOCTOR: I told him he needed to get out to a show, that was how he would cure his depression.
CHOTINER: So you learned this technique in school?
DR: No, not— listen it was good advice. Pagliacci was in town.
C: Right. Is it standard to give advice before learning a patient’s name?
DR: Now look
CHOTINER: So you learned this technique in school?
DR: No, not— listen it was good advice. Pagliacci was in town.
C: Right. Is it standard to give advice before learning a patient’s name?
DR: Now look
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Some more renders from my Fleet Museum setup
January 24, 2026 at 3:37 AM
Some more renders from my Fleet Museum setup
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> Alison Luchs, who has worked at the National Gallery of Art for 47 years, agreed to learn Gen Z slang and make videos because she wanted to raise interest in the museum’s art.
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> She never expected to slay.
stolen from https://wapo.st/4qIqlTl
#nationalgalleryofart #genz #slang #art #maiolica
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> She never expected to slay.
stolen from https://wapo.st/4qIqlTl
#nationalgalleryofart #genz #slang #art #maiolica
January 31, 2026 at 3:37 PM
> Alison Luchs, who has worked at the National Gallery of Art for 47 years, agreed to learn Gen Z slang and make videos because she wanted to raise interest in the museum’s art.
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> She never expected to slay.
stolen from https://wapo.st/4qIqlTl
#nationalgalleryofart #genz #slang #art #maiolica
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> She never expected to slay.
stolen from https://wapo.st/4qIqlTl
#nationalgalleryofart #genz #slang #art #maiolica
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Nope. It’s not a UFO. It’s not a sci-fi movie. It’s not CGI. It’s not AI. What you're seeing is a floating airborne wind turbine, part of a new energy project designed to generate electricity in the sky, where winds are stronger and more stable than near the ground
February 2, 2026 at 9:58 AM
Nope. It’s not a UFO. It’s not a sci-fi movie. It’s not CGI. It’s not AI. What you're seeing is a floating airborne wind turbine, part of a new energy project designed to generate electricity in the sky, where winds are stronger and more stable than near the ground
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Fun fact: in the 1940's a unit of computation was the kilogirl.
1,000 hours of work by a woman whose job was literally: computer. That was how you'd measure how much computing you were doing.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women_i...
1,000 hours of work by a woman whose job was literally: computer. That was how you'd measure how much computing you were doing.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women_i...
February 2, 2026 at 10:04 AM
Fun fact: in the 1940's a unit of computation was the kilogirl.
1,000 hours of work by a woman whose job was literally: computer. That was how you'd measure how much computing you were doing.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women_i...
1,000 hours of work by a woman whose job was literally: computer. That was how you'd measure how much computing you were doing.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women_i...
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Hope is alive
In all this horror, remember that
In all this horror, remember that
"The leaderless character of the resistance to ICE in Minnesota is precisely what has made it effective. The everyday anarchism of the Minneapolis revolution is its greatest strength."
Amazing report from @crimethinc.com on the recent general strike in #Minneapolis. crimethinc.com/2026/02/01/c...
Amazing report from @crimethinc.com on the recent general strike in #Minneapolis. crimethinc.com/2026/02/01/c...
February 2, 2026 at 8:38 AM
Hope is alive
In all this horror, remember that
In all this horror, remember that
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What do you MEAN the president audibly SHIT himself live on camera and they immediately cancelled the press conference and rushed everyone out of the room like it's a fire drill, and it happened two days ago, and I'm just hearing about it NOW?
February 1, 2026 at 4:00 PM
What do you MEAN the president audibly SHIT himself live on camera and they immediately cancelled the press conference and rushed everyone out of the room like it's a fire drill, and it happened two days ago, and I'm just hearing about it NOW?
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they won’t do shit. i wish everyone would stop preemptively cowering before losers who will fold the minute they don’t have daddy protecting them.
Even under a best case scenario — Dems take the WH in 2028, ICE and BP are abolished or rebuilt from scratch — we’re still going to have thousands of angry, unemployed, well-armed, MAGA loyalist former immigration cops who have been told for 3-4 years that they’re above the law.
February 2, 2026 at 5:43 AM
they won’t do shit. i wish everyone would stop preemptively cowering before losers who will fold the minute they don’t have daddy protecting them.
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The leaders of our civic institutions who have decided to preemptively get and/or stay the fuck away from this malignantly destructive sociopath to the fullest extent possible are looking a lot smarter than those who preemptively capitulated to his demented whims.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/01/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/01/u...
Trump Says Kennedy Center Will Close for 2-Year Reconstruction Project
www.nytimes.com
February 2, 2026 at 6:32 AM
The leaders of our civic institutions who have decided to preemptively get and/or stay the fuck away from this malignantly destructive sociopath to the fullest extent possible are looking a lot smarter than those who preemptively capitulated to his demented whims.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/01/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/01/u...