Surgeus
@surgeus.bsky.social
Your future robot overlord who's pretty sick of the world right now. Vote for me in 2036 and buy a mug that says so here (it's a really good mug): https://improvatars.printify.me/product/3394445/vote-for-surgeus-mug-15oz
Sweeter deal over here - just the Steam Frame will get you some tasteful images of my feet.
First person to buy me a Steam Frame, Steam Controller, and Steam Machine is my new best friend
November 13, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Sweeter deal over here - just the Steam Frame will get you some tasteful images of my feet.
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Please help us correct misinformation!
Our hotline is being incorrectly shared as "Canada's national suicide hotline open toll free for Americans".
We are not a general crisis hotline, we exist exclusively to support the trans community.
Find out more @ translifeline.org
Our hotline is being incorrectly shared as "Canada's national suicide hotline open toll free for Americans".
We are not a general crisis hotline, we exist exclusively to support the trans community.
Find out more @ translifeline.org
Home - Trans Lifeline
Radicalcommunity care Trans Lifeline provides trans peer support for our community that’s been divested from police since day one. We’re run by and for
translifeline.org
April 28, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Please help us correct misinformation!
Our hotline is being incorrectly shared as "Canada's national suicide hotline open toll free for Americans".
We are not a general crisis hotline, we exist exclusively to support the trans community.
Find out more @ translifeline.org
Our hotline is being incorrectly shared as "Canada's national suicide hotline open toll free for Americans".
We are not a general crisis hotline, we exist exclusively to support the trans community.
Find out more @ translifeline.org
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Speaking freely online shouldn’t cost you your visa. But the federal government is using social media surveillance to target student visa holders living in the U.S. for online speech the administration disfavors. This is an alarming attack on digital rights.
Trump Administration’s Targeting of International Students Jeopardizes Free Speech and Privacy Online
The federal government is using social media surveillance to target student visa holders living in the United States for online speech the Trump administration disfavors. This new program, called “Cat...
www.eff.org
April 29, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Speaking freely online shouldn’t cost you your visa. But the federal government is using social media surveillance to target student visa holders living in the U.S. for online speech the administration disfavors. This is an alarming attack on digital rights.
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Even putting aside the good cause, a lot of things in this auction are ridiculously cheap. Signed hardbacks for £10? A hand crocheted full size blanket for £25? Two hours of neuroscience consulting, with an accompanying 10k read, for £20? Go beyond the headliners and there are some real bargains.
So in the midst of the chaos and joy of Eastercon, @ngjeannette.bsky.social and I have set up a charity auction: Genre Creators for Trans rights in the UK and South Africa as a small personal response to what's happening in the world. You can bid on cool things here www.32auctions.com/genrefortrans
Genre Creators for Trans Rights in the UK and SA
Silent auction 'Genre Creators for Trans Rights in the UK and SA' hosted online at 32auctions.
www.32auctions.com
April 24, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Even putting aside the good cause, a lot of things in this auction are ridiculously cheap. Signed hardbacks for £10? A hand crocheted full size blanket for £25? Two hours of neuroscience consulting, with an accompanying 10k read, for £20? Go beyond the headliners and there are some real bargains.
Hot hot hot hot look at my husband
April 26, 2025 at 5:33 AM
Hot hot hot hot look at my husband
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Powering off your phone or laptop erases the key that unlocks its encryption, and so protects against unwanted searches, EFF’s Will Greenberg told @apnews.com. “This is why a border agent can’t simply turn a device on to use a tool like Cellebrite.”
One Tech Tip: Locking down your device when crossing borders
Travelers should prepare for extra scrutiny of devices when crossing borders, especially when entering the U.S.
apnews.com
April 10, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Powering off your phone or laptop erases the key that unlocks its encryption, and so protects against unwanted searches, EFF’s Will Greenberg told @apnews.com. “This is why a border agent can’t simply turn a device on to use a tool like Cellebrite.”
Sending out into the void the idea of a Toby Fox and Porter Robinson collab. I would be able to die happy I think
April 10, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Sending out into the void the idea of a Toby Fox and Porter Robinson collab. I would be able to die happy I think
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All members of Congress swore allegiance to the Constitution. They didn't ask just Democrats to defend America against all enemies.
The house is on fire, y'all. I'll do everything I can to extinguish that flame, but I am begging my Republican colleagues to remember their oath.
The house is on fire, y'all. I'll do everything I can to extinguish that flame, but I am begging my Republican colleagues to remember their oath.
February 11, 2025 at 10:14 PM
All members of Congress swore allegiance to the Constitution. They didn't ask just Democrats to defend America against all enemies.
The house is on fire, y'all. I'll do everything I can to extinguish that flame, but I am begging my Republican colleagues to remember their oath.
The house is on fire, y'all. I'll do everything I can to extinguish that flame, but I am begging my Republican colleagues to remember their oath.
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BREAKING: We are suing DOGE and the Office of Personnel Management to stop the brazen and illegal data sharing of federal employee data with the “government efficiency” group.
EFF Sues DOGE and the Office of Personnel Management to Halt Ransacking of Federal Data
EFF and a coalition of privacy defenders have filed a lawsuit today asking a federal court to block Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) from accessing the private information of mil...
www.eff.org
February 11, 2025 at 11:45 PM
BREAKING: We are suing DOGE and the Office of Personnel Management to stop the brazen and illegal data sharing of federal employee data with the “government efficiency” group.
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I have had a TON of people asking how they can help...here is what would help us the most right now: SHARE SHARE SHARE SHARE SHARE!
Tell us why you #standupforscience2025! Send flyers to your colleagues and labs! Change your bluesky banner! Tell your professional orgs and departments!
Tell us why you #standupforscience2025! Send flyers to your colleagues and labs! Change your bluesky banner! Tell your professional orgs and departments!
February 12, 2025 at 1:07 AM
I have had a TON of people asking how they can help...here is what would help us the most right now: SHARE SHARE SHARE SHARE SHARE!
Tell us why you #standupforscience2025! Send flyers to your colleagues and labs! Change your bluesky banner! Tell your professional orgs and departments!
Tell us why you #standupforscience2025! Send flyers to your colleagues and labs! Change your bluesky banner! Tell your professional orgs and departments!
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The First Amendment protects our right to criticize the government online. Period.
ICE Wants to Know If You’re Posting Negative Things About It Online
ICE wants to hire contractors to monitor social media for threats. Those who criticize the agency could be pulled into the dragnet.
theintercept.com
February 11, 2025 at 5:44 PM
The First Amendment protects our right to criticize the government online. Period.
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Burning the Books 2025 style
www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
CDC Data Are Disappearing
The agency has already removed scientific data from public view. More could follow.
www.theatlantic.com
February 1, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Burning the Books 2025 style
www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
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For historical context on how we reached the point of a right-wing task force to "eradicate" chimerical anti-Christian bias, I recommend books by @kkdumez.bsky.social, @robertpjones.bsky.social, and Tim Alberta.
This seems part and parcel of the MAGA right's desire not to reduce the scope of gov't/
This seems part and parcel of the MAGA right's desire not to reduce the scope of gov't/
February 7, 2025 at 12:30 AM
For historical context on how we reached the point of a right-wing task force to "eradicate" chimerical anti-Christian bias, I recommend books by @kkdumez.bsky.social, @robertpjones.bsky.social, and Tim Alberta.
This seems part and parcel of the MAGA right's desire not to reduce the scope of gov't/
This seems part and parcel of the MAGA right's desire not to reduce the scope of gov't/
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50 x 40 ways to fight fascists, ready to go out as freebies with distro orders!
February 6, 2025 at 12:40 AM
50 x 40 ways to fight fascists, ready to go out as freebies with distro orders!
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Removed a RT b/c a) realized the screencap had no alt text, & b) was showing a tweet from Musk that is a straight up lie, tho potentially aspirational I suppose? As of right now though directfile.irs.gov is still up & available for filing taxes.
directfile.irs.gov
February 4, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Removed a RT b/c a) realized the screencap had no alt text, & b) was showing a tweet from Musk that is a straight up lie, tho potentially aspirational I suppose? As of right now though directfile.irs.gov is still up & available for filing taxes.
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Never know when these might be handy. They range from first aid manuals to quick guides for on site medics to special guides for people already in healthcare.
Free manuals for practicing insurrectionary medicine
riotmedicine.net
Free manuals for practicing insurrectionary medicine
riotmedicine.net
Riot Medicine
riotmedicine.net
February 3, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Never know when these might be handy. They range from first aid manuals to quick guides for on site medics to special guides for people already in healthcare.
Free manuals for practicing insurrectionary medicine
riotmedicine.net
Free manuals for practicing insurrectionary medicine
riotmedicine.net
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Get everyone you care about on Signal. Do not hesitate. This is deadly serious.
February 2, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Get everyone you care about on Signal. Do not hesitate. This is deadly serious.
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#publichealth #episky #epidemiology 🧪
I am assembling a catalogue of efforts to preserve data relevant to public health from federal sites. Please LMK if I have missed any.
sciencecollaborative.org/public-healt...
I am assembling a catalogue of efforts to preserve data relevant to public health from federal sites. Please LMK if I have missed any.
sciencecollaborative.org/public-healt...
Data Preservation – The Science Collaborative
sciencecollaborative.org
February 2, 2025 at 8:01 PM
#publichealth #episky #epidemiology 🧪
I am assembling a catalogue of efforts to preserve data relevant to public health from federal sites. Please LMK if I have missed any.
sciencecollaborative.org/public-healt...
I am assembling a catalogue of efforts to preserve data relevant to public health from federal sites. Please LMK if I have missed any.
sciencecollaborative.org/public-healt...
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Im EOT Web Archive werden US-Regierungswebsites während des Übergangs zwischen Präsidentschaftsadministrationen archiviert.. Ziel ist es, Veränderungen auf Regierungswebsites zu dokumentieren und deren Inhalte für die Öffentlichkeit und die Forschung zugänglich zu machen. Aktuell sehr sinnvoll.
How to Access the EOT Web Archives
Visit web.archive.org
Scroll to 🔎Collection Search section
Select "End Of Term (US Gov 2024)" from the menu
Type in your query term and click search
Or download bulk WARC files from eotarchive.org/data/
#EOT2024 #EOTArchive
Visit web.archive.org
Scroll to 🔎Collection Search section
Select "End Of Term (US Gov 2024)" from the menu
Type in your query term and click search
Or download bulk WARC files from eotarchive.org/data/
#EOT2024 #EOTArchive
February 2, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Im EOT Web Archive werden US-Regierungswebsites während des Übergangs zwischen Präsidentschaftsadministrationen archiviert.. Ziel ist es, Veränderungen auf Regierungswebsites zu dokumentieren und deren Inhalte für die Öffentlichkeit und die Forschung zugänglich zu machen. Aktuell sehr sinnvoll.
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Hey! If you have access to a printer, a thing you could do is print up some of these Know Your Rights flyers and cards (in languages spoken in your area) and post them around your neighborhood. miracoalition.org/news/know-yo...
Know your rights - MIRA Coalition
Whether you’re a U.S. citizen, a green card holder, a student on a visa, or undocumented, you have legal rights. … More
miracoalition.org
February 2, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Hey! If you have access to a printer, a thing you could do is print up some of these Know Your Rights flyers and cards (in languages spoken in your area) and post them around your neighborhood. miracoalition.org/news/know-yo...
All 7 of my grad school apps are out the door. I have 1 acceptance so far, now I just wait for the others and try not to throw up.
February 2, 2025 at 6:41 PM
All 7 of my grad school apps are out the door. I have 1 acceptance so far, now I just wait for the others and try not to throw up.
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I am starting a thread of links to federal sites on the Wayback Machine, before the current vandalism.
Please RT and add to this list!
CDC: web.archive.org/web/20250129...
NIH: web.archive.org/web/20250129...
USAID: web.archive.org/web/20250129...
Please RT and add to this list!
CDC: web.archive.org/web/20250129...
NIH: web.archive.org/web/20250129...
USAID: web.archive.org/web/20250129...
February 2, 2025 at 7:03 AM
I am starting a thread of links to federal sites on the Wayback Machine, before the current vandalism.
Please RT and add to this list!
CDC: web.archive.org/web/20250129...
NIH: web.archive.org/web/20250129...
USAID: web.archive.org/web/20250129...
Please RT and add to this list!
CDC: web.archive.org/web/20250129...
NIH: web.archive.org/web/20250129...
USAID: web.archive.org/web/20250129...