victoria elizabeth
@surrexi.bsky.social
serial degree collector (history BA + comms BA/MA). personal + fandom posts. catholic. neutral good. anxiety/depression/adhd. ace. she/her. always tired.
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I thank you, Alice Wong—author, activist, daughter, sister, friend, and innovator—for being with us here for as long as you were.
I thank you for blessing our larger community with your courage, your love, your indignation, and your fierce advocacy through #DisabilityVisibility.
I thank you for blessing our larger community with your courage, your love, your indignation, and your fierce advocacy through #DisabilityVisibility.
November 16, 2025 at 3:55 AM
I thank you, Alice Wong—author, activist, daughter, sister, friend, and innovator—for being with us here for as long as you were.
I thank you for blessing our larger community with your courage, your love, your indignation, and your fierce advocacy through #DisabilityVisibility.
I thank you for blessing our larger community with your courage, your love, your indignation, and your fierce advocacy through #DisabilityVisibility.
i can’t tell you how often i’ve ranted in the tags on a tumblr post about how sad i am all my fandom friends are only there bc tumblr doesn’t facilitate community like LJ did
I should write the thread about "designing to promote conversation" at some point, because there's so many factors that go into it and a lot of it is just plain guesswork, but there are some interesting patterns I've noticed from site to site
November 16, 2025 at 1:17 AM
i can’t tell you how often i’ve ranted in the tags on a tumblr post about how sad i am all my fandom friends are only there bc tumblr doesn’t facilitate community like LJ did
“the protest had a theme song”
IT DID I WAS THERE
i miss pre-strikethrough LJ so much. like, it was bananas but it was *our* bananas
IT DID I WAS THERE
i miss pre-strikethrough LJ so much. like, it was bananas but it was *our* bananas
He said "suspend that list of accounts or you're fired". I gritted my teeth and suspended the accounts. Six hours later, there was an uproar across the entire site that makes every single Bluesky controversy look tame. The protest had a theme song.
November 15, 2025 at 11:10 PM
“the protest had a theme song”
IT DID I WAS THERE
i miss pre-strikethrough LJ so much. like, it was bananas but it was *our* bananas
IT DID I WAS THERE
i miss pre-strikethrough LJ so much. like, it was bananas but it was *our* bananas
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Oh wow @reuters.com got the photo here:
November 14, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Oh wow @reuters.com got the photo here:
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DNA Sequencing Reveals Hitler Was Type Of Fern
DNA Sequencing Reveals Hitler Was Type Of Fern
BATH, ENGLAND—Saying the discovery shed new light on the infamous German dictator’s life, University of Bath researchers revealed DNA sequencing Friday showing that Adolf Hitler was a type of fern. “A...
theonion.com
November 14, 2025 at 11:00 PM
DNA Sequencing Reveals Hitler Was Type Of Fern
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what shocks me is that there’s files people want released that could topple empires and no team of hackers has been able to leak them? isn’t this the whole point of there being hackers? i can’t imagine this administration having state of the art security. where’s anonymous when you really need them?
November 14, 2025 at 5:38 PM
what shocks me is that there’s files people want released that could topple empires and no team of hackers has been able to leak them? isn’t this the whole point of there being hackers? i can’t imagine this administration having state of the art security. where’s anonymous when you really need them?
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Think of your favorite celebrity, whether they’re an actor, musician, athlete, whatever.
They’re probably pretty well-off, financially. But they are still closer to auctioning off their possessions to cover medical bills than they are to being a billionaire.
They’re probably pretty well-off, financially. But they are still closer to auctioning off their possessions to cover medical bills than they are to being a billionaire.
James Van Der Beek is auctioning off ‘Dawson’s Creek’ and ‘Varsity Blues’ merchandise to pay for his cancer treatments.
James Van Der Beek Sells Dawson’s Creek Merch to Pay for Cancer Treatment
James Van Der Beek is auctioning off ‘Dawson’s Creek’ and ‘Varsity Blues’ merchandise to pay for his cancer treatments.
www.vulture.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Think of your favorite celebrity, whether they’re an actor, musician, athlete, whatever.
They’re probably pretty well-off, financially. But they are still closer to auctioning off their possessions to cover medical bills than they are to being a billionaire.
They’re probably pretty well-off, financially. But they are still closer to auctioning off their possessions to cover medical bills than they are to being a billionaire.
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For more on Rev. Woolf, who appears to have been arrested today: he published an editorial with @rns.org literally this week titled “Why clergy should risk assault to protest ICE” —> religionnews.com/2025/11/13/w...
November 14, 2025 at 5:25 PM
For more on Rev. Woolf, who appears to have been arrested today: he published an editorial with @rns.org literally this week titled “Why clergy should risk assault to protest ICE” —> religionnews.com/2025/11/13/w...
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Kim Kardashian wanting to be a lawyer and not giving up is admirable and people who use it to tear her down make my misogyny sensors do awooga noises
November 14, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Kim Kardashian wanting to be a lawyer and not giving up is admirable and people who use it to tear her down make my misogyny sensors do awooga noises
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Tremane Wood is alive in spite of the Supreme Court, which, this morning, rejected his request to block Oklahoma from executing him at 10am as punishment for a murder he did not commit
Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt commuted the sentence to life in prison at 9:59
ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/trema...
Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt commuted the sentence to life in prison at 9:59
ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/trema...
Oklahoma Didn’t Kill Tremane Wood, No Thanks to the Supreme Court
The justices used to struggle with the constitutionality of the death penalty. Now, they rubber-stamp it.
ballsandstrikes.org
November 14, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Tremane Wood is alive in spite of the Supreme Court, which, this morning, rejected his request to block Oklahoma from executing him at 10am as punishment for a murder he did not commit
Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt commuted the sentence to life in prison at 9:59
ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/trema...
Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt commuted the sentence to life in prison at 9:59
ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/trema...
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This is *depraved* -- glamor shots & an exculpatory feature for a woman who shit on the key central tenets of journalism, repeatedly.
NYT is celebrating elite freedom from accountability. Actively celebrating it. You wouldn't put this in a satire, it's too ham-handed!
NYT is celebrating elite freedom from accountability. Actively celebrating it. You wouldn't put this in a satire, it's too ham-handed!
November 14, 2025 at 6:25 PM
This is *depraved* -- glamor shots & an exculpatory feature for a woman who shit on the key central tenets of journalism, repeatedly.
NYT is celebrating elite freedom from accountability. Actively celebrating it. You wouldn't put this in a satire, it's too ham-handed!
NYT is celebrating elite freedom from accountability. Actively celebrating it. You wouldn't put this in a satire, it's too ham-handed!
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It's hard to overstate what a disaster Kash Patel is. See the many disturbing details here, from @vermontgmg.bsky.social, an expert on the FBI. "The longer this chaos continues," he writes, "the more likely we’re going to face a catastrophic intelligence failure." www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Kash Patel, the FBI's agent of chaos
The biggest little scandal in Washington right now is how bad Patel is at being FBI director.
www.motherjones.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:31 PM
It's hard to overstate what a disaster Kash Patel is. See the many disturbing details here, from @vermontgmg.bsky.social, an expert on the FBI. "The longer this chaos continues," he writes, "the more likely we’re going to face a catastrophic intelligence failure." www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
well there’s no way this could go horribly wrong
Tech companies are betting big on nuclear energy to meet AIs massive power demands and they're using that AI to speed up the construction of new nuclear power plants.
Power Companies Are Using AI To Build Nuclear Power Plants
Tech companies are betting big on nuclear energy to meet AIs massive power demands and they're using that AI to speed up the construction of new nuclear power plants.
www.404media.co
November 14, 2025 at 8:07 PM
well there’s no way this could go horribly wrong
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Remember: The richest 1% evade over $160 billion in taxes every year.
That amount would fund SNAP for a year with money to spare.
Ask yourself who the real freeloaders are.
That amount would fund SNAP for a year with money to spare.
Ask yourself who the real freeloaders are.
November 14, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Remember: The richest 1% evade over $160 billion in taxes every year.
That amount would fund SNAP for a year with money to spare.
Ask yourself who the real freeloaders are.
That amount would fund SNAP for a year with money to spare.
Ask yourself who the real freeloaders are.
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Basically saying "if you do crime for me, I won't only pardon you--I'll give you millions of dollars of public money." Truly unprecedented level of corruption
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Michael Flynn, DOJ in Settlement Talks Over $50 Million Claim
The Justice Department has been discussing settlements with two former officials from Donald Trump’s first term who — like the president — claim they’re owed major payouts from the US government as vi...
www.bloomberg.com
November 14, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Basically saying "if you do crime for me, I won't only pardon you--I'll give you millions of dollars of public money." Truly unprecedented level of corruption
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
not sure i'm in a super live-posting mood today but just in case i have any thoughts while i'm watching tonight's episode of #CriticalRole that you don't want to see, mute this post or the tag #CriticalRoleSpoilers!
November 14, 2025 at 3:20 AM
not sure i'm in a super live-posting mood today but just in case i have any thoughts while i'm watching tonight's episode of #CriticalRole that you don't want to see, mute this post or the tag #CriticalRoleSpoilers!
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Never forget the same people defending pedophilia have spent years trying to convince the public that drag queens and trans people are a threat to children.
It’s all smoke and mirrors to allow the real predators to roam free.
It’s all smoke and mirrors to allow the real predators to roam free.
November 14, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Never forget the same people defending pedophilia have spent years trying to convince the public that drag queens and trans people are a threat to children.
It’s all smoke and mirrors to allow the real predators to roam free.
It’s all smoke and mirrors to allow the real predators to roam free.
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1/ Eleven Dutch parties across the political spectrum from socialist to conservative have issued a joint appeal to a provincial government to build a memorial to Black American soldiers who died in World War II, to replace one removed from the Netherlands American Cemetery. ⬇️
November 10, 2025 at 9:18 AM
1/ Eleven Dutch parties across the political spectrum from socialist to conservative have issued a joint appeal to a provincial government to build a memorial to Black American soldiers who died in World War II, to replace one removed from the Netherlands American Cemetery. ⬇️
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1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
November 9, 2025 at 9:23 AM
1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
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If you have tenure at Texas A&M and aren't maliciously emailing the president a dozen times every day to ask if you can say this or you can say that, then what's the point in having tenure?
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Texas A&M adopts policy requiring professors to get OK from school president to discuss certain race and gender issues.
November 13, 2025 at 11:18 PM
If you have tenure at Texas A&M and aren't maliciously emailing the president a dozen times every day to ask if you can say this or you can say that, then what's the point in having tenure?
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the horror of the game is in the component parts, not just in the big scary eyeballs
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November 13, 2025 at 3:13 PM
the horror of the game is in the component parts, not just in the big scary eyeballs
(thanks for this post @surrexi.bsky.social - cc @hbomberguy.bsky.social)
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What's from Chicago, hates Illinois Nazis, and is holy as fuck?
It's the Pope in 1982.
It's the Pope in 1982.
November 13, 2025 at 3:28 AM
watching this excellent feature-length documentary about the edmund fitzgerald and they have archive footage of the bell being recovered and there was an air pocket?! in the bell?! like had that been there since 1975????
anyway this documentary is excellent you should watch it
anyway this documentary is excellent you should watch it
EDMUND FITZGERALD: The Full Story (50th Anniversary)
YouTube video by Part-Time Explorer
youtu.be
November 13, 2025 at 2:49 AM
watching this excellent feature-length documentary about the edmund fitzgerald and they have archive footage of the bell being recovered and there was an air pocket?! in the bell?! like had that been there since 1975????
anyway this documentary is excellent you should watch it
anyway this documentary is excellent you should watch it
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I am so fucking jealous of all of you aurora people.
November 12, 2025 at 4:53 AM
I am so fucking jealous of all of you aurora people.