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@teffie.bsky.social
Valentina Bell, most of the time 🏳️⚧️🇻🇪🇵🇦
Available with more Spanish at @teffie@neopaquita.es also tumblr
Available with more Spanish at @teffie@neopaquita.es also tumblr
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@teffie.bsky.social
· Apr 17
Please please please do not forget the hard posting safety lessons from Twitter.
Don't quote dunk.
Screenshot.
Don't give your platform to assholes.
Don't quote dunk.
Screenshot.
Don't give your platform to assholes.
Some assholes want to be quote-dunked to collect victim sympathy and for a humiliation fetish. Don't show your feet for free.
AI: pouring billions on an epistemic fallacy.
youtube.com/shorts/aqhrY...
🤓☝️ a planet-killing epistemic fallacy.
youtube.com/shorts/aqhrY...
🤓☝️ a planet-killing epistemic fallacy.
The flaw behind AI accelerationism
YouTube video by Etymology Nerd
youtube.com
January 16, 2026 at 1:39 AM
AI: pouring billions on an epistemic fallacy.
youtube.com/shorts/aqhrY...
🤓☝️ a planet-killing epistemic fallacy.
youtube.com/shorts/aqhrY...
🤓☝️ a planet-killing epistemic fallacy.
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Nobody is “grooming” your kids to be gay or trans but people are grooming them to be Nazis.
January 15, 2026 at 9:22 PM
Nobody is “grooming” your kids to be gay or trans but people are grooming them to be Nazis.
I was thinking about that 1980s James Bond movie where everybody's trying to get their hands on a Fabergé egg for some reason
And then I realized:
It's an Egg McGuffin.
And then I realized:
It's an Egg McGuffin.
January 15, 2026 at 10:11 PM
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Until it gets sorted, y’all know what to do
Have fuuuuuuuuun lol
Have fuuuuuuuuun lol
was not expecting the introduction section on the dilbert wikipedia to conclude quite this brutally holy SHIT
January 15, 2026 at 10:01 PM
Until it gets sorted, y’all know what to do
Have fuuuuuuuuun lol
Have fuuuuuuuuun lol
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January 15, 2026 at 3:08 AM
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I see a lot of folks hand-wringing about this. It's simple: *all* of these companies have already used all of Wikipedia in their AI models. The question is whether they pay Wikipedia for this use, or whether they can continue to exploit the community entirely for free. bsky.app/profile/sara...
Wikimedia Foundation announces new AI partnerships with Amazon, Meta, Microsoft, Perplexity and others
Wikimedia Foundation announces new AI partnerships with Amazon, Meta, Microsoft, Perplexity and others | TechCrunch
The AI partnerships allow companies to access the org's content, like Wikipedia, at scale.
techcrunch.com
January 15, 2026 at 8:03 PM
I see a lot of folks hand-wringing about this. It's simple: *all* of these companies have already used all of Wikipedia in their AI models. The question is whether they pay Wikipedia for this use, or whether they can continue to exploit the community entirely for free. bsky.app/profile/sara...
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905/3500!
Big problem with Polish health insurance: they say I'm not insured, so I have to pay for my medications out of pocket! Also, my bank is being weird. Gotta try to fix that before I can do anything online, brb. In light of these developments I kinda need to hit that 1000 *today*! PLEASE!
Big problem with Polish health insurance: they say I'm not insured, so I have to pay for my medications out of pocket! Also, my bank is being weird. Gotta try to fix that before I can do anything online, brb. In light of these developments I kinda need to hit that 1000 *today*! PLEASE!
January 15, 2026 at 4:17 PM
905/3500!
Big problem with Polish health insurance: they say I'm not insured, so I have to pay for my medications out of pocket! Also, my bank is being weird. Gotta try to fix that before I can do anything online, brb. In light of these developments I kinda need to hit that 1000 *today*! PLEASE!
Big problem with Polish health insurance: they say I'm not insured, so I have to pay for my medications out of pocket! Also, my bank is being weird. Gotta try to fix that before I can do anything online, brb. In light of these developments I kinda need to hit that 1000 *today*! PLEASE!
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IT'S GENERATIONAL BAYBEEEEEE
September 4, 2024 at 9:21 PM
IT'S GENERATIONAL BAYBEEEEEE
Do not laugh in public. Nobody needs to know you are having fun. 🇬🇧
January 15, 2026 at 7:45 PM
Do not laugh in public. Nobody needs to know you are having fun. 🇬🇧
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posting this when your media filter will label women in low cut shirts sexually suggestive is crazy work lmfao
January 15, 2026 at 6:18 PM
posting this when your media filter will label women in low cut shirts sexually suggestive is crazy work lmfao
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Elon Musk is deadset on speed running through every single horror show the Gilded Age Robber Barons ever gave us, from company towns to pseudoscientific racism.
“Psychologically Western.” In the Gilded Age, America’s elite embraced the pseudoscience of eugenics to justify their own sense of superiority and provide backing for racist and anti-immigrant policies. Pretty rich for Musk and his internet-broken brain to be judging the psyches of others.
January 15, 2026 at 2:26 PM
Elon Musk is deadset on speed running through every single horror show the Gilded Age Robber Barons ever gave us, from company towns to pseudoscientific racism.
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“Psychologically Western.” In the Gilded Age, America’s elite embraced the pseudoscience of eugenics to justify their own sense of superiority and provide backing for racist and anti-immigrant policies. Pretty rich for Musk and his internet-broken brain to be judging the psyches of others.
January 15, 2026 at 2:14 PM
“Psychologically Western.” In the Gilded Age, America’s elite embraced the pseudoscience of eugenics to justify their own sense of superiority and provide backing for racist and anti-immigrant policies. Pretty rich for Musk and his internet-broken brain to be judging the psyches of others.
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he says this and then expectantly stares at you with big wet sad eyes, hoping youll be the one to suggest ai first
James Cameron says he must find a cheaper way to produce the Avatar movies in order to continue making them. https://bit.ly/4qnlOpl
January 15, 2026 at 2:05 PM
he says this and then expectantly stares at you with big wet sad eyes, hoping youll be the one to suggest ai first
Taking my Xerox ImageWriter EX5600 to a walk in the park to soothe my nerves, that's my copying mechanism
January 15, 2026 at 2:19 PM
Taking my Xerox ImageWriter EX5600 to a walk in the park to soothe my nerves, that's my copying mechanism
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Literally, the stupidest people doing the stupidest stuff and systematically dismantling our democratic norms and institutions
January 15, 2026 at 1:03 PM
Literally, the stupidest people doing the stupidest stuff and systematically dismantling our democratic norms and institutions
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Which types of welfare fraud are politely litigated between white collar lawyers, and which types of welfare fraud are used to justify an immigration purge and shutting off resources to the poor?
Kaiser Permanente, DOJ reach $556 million Medicare Advantage fraud settlement, the largest of its kind www.statnews.com/2026/01/14/k...
Kaiser Permanente, DOJ reach $556 million Medicare Advantage fraud settlement, the largest of its kind
Kaiser Permanente and the DOJ reached a $556 million Medicare Advantage fraud settlement, the largest of its kind.
www.statnews.com
January 15, 2026 at 1:42 PM
Which types of welfare fraud are politely litigated between white collar lawyers, and which types of welfare fraud are used to justify an immigration purge and shutting off resources to the poor?
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This blew up, but please don't take it as a thesis statement. It is a cathartic blurt. As people have pointed out, fascists have always been this way. It's the post-war liberal effort to obfuscate that & make fascism respectable that I'm talking more about--and, tbf, I think the sketch is too.
21st century nazis have made the 'are we baddies' sketch obsolete. It is very clear they know they're the baddies, and they love it. They think it's awesome. They worship evil, and are euphoric in disbelief that they're allowed to get away with it.
Demonstrators apparently retrieved from the cars belonging to ICE these "challenge coins" that ICE mercenaries receive when they carry out arrests.
This one is decorated with a skull wearing a crown.
ICE mercenaries serve king death. They are evil incarnate.
This one is decorated with a skull wearing a crown.
ICE mercenaries serve king death. They are evil incarnate.
January 15, 2026 at 12:59 PM
This blew up, but please don't take it as a thesis statement. It is a cathartic blurt. As people have pointed out, fascists have always been this way. It's the post-war liberal effort to obfuscate that & make fascism respectable that I'm talking more about--and, tbf, I think the sketch is too.
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This is why we celebrate the Boston Substack Party, when the patriots wrote strongly worded pamphlets about tea.
Republican on CNN: You peacefully protest with a letter to the editor. You peacefully protest by starting a Substack or a podcast.
January 15, 2026 at 1:08 PM
This is why we celebrate the Boston Substack Party, when the patriots wrote strongly worded pamphlets about tea.
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i hate fascists
i hate pro-fascist propagandists
i hate fascist apologists
i hate fascist appeasers
i hate apologists for fascist appeasers
i hate how much hate i have in my heart
i hate pro-fascist propagandists
i hate fascist apologists
i hate fascist appeasers
i hate apologists for fascist appeasers
i hate how much hate i have in my heart
January 15, 2026 at 1:44 PM
i hate fascists
i hate pro-fascist propagandists
i hate fascist apologists
i hate fascist appeasers
i hate apologists for fascist appeasers
i hate how much hate i have in my heart
i hate pro-fascist propagandists
i hate fascist apologists
i hate fascist appeasers
i hate apologists for fascist appeasers
i hate how much hate i have in my heart
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pedocon theory undefeated
Lot to unpack—
"Disgraced congressman Duncan Hunter got a Trump pardon....Hunter is using what’s left of his political influence to help Raymond Liddy, son of infamous Watergate figure G. Gordon Liddy, escape his conviction for child pornography."
"Disgraced congressman Duncan Hunter got a Trump pardon....Hunter is using what’s left of his political influence to help Raymond Liddy, son of infamous Watergate figure G. Gordon Liddy, escape his conviction for child pornography."
Disgraced congressman Duncan Hunter got a Trump pardon. Now he wants one for another notorious San Diego son of Washington.
Hunter is using what’s left of his political influence to help Raymond Liddy, son of infamous Watergate figure G. Gordon Liddy, escape his conviction for child pornography.
www.sandiegouniontribune.com
January 15, 2026 at 1:41 PM
pedocon theory undefeated
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The anti-DEI bullshit has always been simple racism barely even repackaged. Erasing Dr. Kings legacy was always one of the goals.
We pretend that the segregationists lost. But any defeat was temporary and they currently control all three branches of government.
We pretend that the segregationists lost. But any defeat was temporary and they currently control all three branches of government.
After 56 years, Indiana University is canceling the MLK dinner hosted by their Black Student Union.
Indiana University Cancels MLK Celebration Dinner
Indiana University in Indianapolis canceled a dinner in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. hosted annually in January by the Black Student Union, Mirror Indy reported.
www.insidehighered.com
January 15, 2026 at 1:04 PM
The anti-DEI bullshit has always been simple racism barely even repackaged. Erasing Dr. Kings legacy was always one of the goals.
We pretend that the segregationists lost. But any defeat was temporary and they currently control all three branches of government.
We pretend that the segregationists lost. But any defeat was temporary and they currently control all three branches of government.
Who would have thought I'd have to study ww2-era Europe to understand discourse about the usa
January 15, 2026 at 2:06 PM
Who would have thought I'd have to study ww2-era Europe to understand discourse about the usa
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the best encryption in the world can be broken in an instant by a snitch! technology can’t save you from the simple fact that the easiest & most common way cops find out what was said in private is not hacking or warrants or subpoenas, it’s somebody straight up telling them!!
I need people who don’t live in the Twin Cities to stop telling people not to join massive Signal groups right now. People are doing it. They’re going to keep doing it. Give them good advice about it.
The actually practical advice is don’t say anything to 1000 strangers you wouldn’t say in public
The actually practical advice is don’t say anything to 1000 strangers you wouldn’t say in public
January 15, 2026 at 1:38 PM
the best encryption in the world can be broken in an instant by a snitch! technology can’t save you from the simple fact that the easiest & most common way cops find out what was said in private is not hacking or warrants or subpoenas, it’s somebody straight up telling them!!
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But what if I were to disguise my weak joke as a Simpsons reference? Ho ho ho, delightfully devilish, millennial man.
January 15, 2026 at 1:41 PM
But what if I were to disguise my weak joke as a Simpsons reference? Ho ho ho, delightfully devilish, millennial man.