The Sasha
@thesasha.bsky.social
I’m Sasha and my politics reflect no one’s but my own. I like puns and cute animals so be prepared for those. She/her
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And if someone is wearing a mask you don’t need to give them the third degree maybe even put one on.
Also: what someone is eating or not eating isn’t any of your business.
Holiday reminders:
- If someone has a new relationship, they’ll tell you. You don’t need to ask.
- If someone is pregnant and they want to share that, they’ll tell you. You don’t need to ask.
- If someone’s body has changed, they’re aware. You don’t need to point it out.
- If someone has a new relationship, they’ll tell you. You don’t need to ask.
- If someone is pregnant and they want to share that, they’ll tell you. You don’t need to ask.
- If someone’s body has changed, they’re aware. You don’t need to point it out.
November 24, 2025 at 4:16 AM
And if someone is wearing a mask you don’t need to give them the third degree maybe even put one on.
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It's the time of year again -- time to do your holiday shopping from independent artists. It's more important than ever to support people actually making stuff!
If you're an artist or craftsperson of any kind, please reply to this with what you make and a link to your store and I'll share it!
If you're an artist or craftsperson of any kind, please reply to this with what you make and a link to your store and I'll share it!
October 31, 2025 at 1:31 PM
It's the time of year again -- time to do your holiday shopping from independent artists. It's more important than ever to support people actually making stuff!
If you're an artist or craftsperson of any kind, please reply to this with what you make and a link to your store and I'll share it!
If you're an artist or craftsperson of any kind, please reply to this with what you make and a link to your store and I'll share it!
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November 23, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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What if HTTYD but with firebending sword lesbians? 👇
Heck yes! Look at this beautiful stack! Get yours today! 🌈📚 #booksky #QueerAdultSFF #CompleteSeries
books2read.com/rl/fireborn-...
books2read.com/rl/fireborn-...
November 23, 2025 at 5:07 AM
What if HTTYD but with firebending sword lesbians? 👇
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" If you know someone who has been detained and released by ICE, our REBUILD Program provides FREE therapy to help them regain stability and support." www.darknessrisingproject.org/help-me-find...
REBUILD - Darkness Rising Project
Need help finding a Black therapist? We can help.
www.darknessrisingproject.org
November 22, 2025 at 10:32 PM
" If you know someone who has been detained and released by ICE, our REBUILD Program provides FREE therapy to help them regain stability and support." www.darknessrisingproject.org/help-me-find...
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You don't have to choose sides. You can dislike everybody. A true hater knows this.
November 22, 2025 at 4:33 PM
You don't have to choose sides. You can dislike everybody. A true hater knows this.
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When two chronically ill friends try to catch up it means constantly rescheduling your phone call because every day each one of you is feeling shitty for a new reason.
November 23, 2025 at 12:09 AM
When two chronically ill friends try to catch up it means constantly rescheduling your phone call because every day each one of you is feeling shitty for a new reason.
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We need to normalize saying "I don't know" and just asking for clarification.
November 21, 2025 at 4:48 PM
We need to normalize saying "I don't know" and just asking for clarification.
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The Christians that sing Cohen’s Hallelujah in church without knowing all the lyrics are the same ones that expound at length about the Bible, without really knowing all of it too.
November 22, 2025 at 8:31 PM
The Christians that sing Cohen’s Hallelujah in church without knowing all the lyrics are the same ones that expound at length about the Bible, without really knowing all of it too.
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CORRECTION: A *third* potato has been named after Prince.
November 22, 2025 at 6:29 PM
CORRECTION: A *third* potato has been named after Prince.
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and racism, you can't talk about obstetric violence without addressing racism. It undergirds the entire profession
Please hear me when I say that
1) these anti-medical woo birth movements have been a primary feeder into anti-vaxx eugenic movements
2) they pre-date the age of social media
3) they exist because we have not addressed medical sexism and specifically obstetric violence
1) these anti-medical woo birth movements have been a primary feeder into anti-vaxx eugenic movements
2) they pre-date the age of social media
3) they exist because we have not addressed medical sexism and specifically obstetric violence
Influencers made millions pushing ‘wild’ births – now the Free Birth Society is linked to baby deaths around the world
November 22, 2025 at 9:55 PM
and racism, you can't talk about obstetric violence without addressing racism. It undergirds the entire profession
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If you have been sharing that Malwarebytes article on the Gmail thing, you should note the giant correction up top.
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
November 22, 2025 at 9:44 PM
If you have been sharing that Malwarebytes article on the Gmail thing, you should note the giant correction up top.
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
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Hello friends! Do you or people you know need transcription and/or captioning services? I specialize in actual plays and TTRPG content but if you have general needs I can do that too!
keysmash-tc.com
(I still haven't figured out the SSL cert, it's fine, you're not submitting any info on the site)
keysmash-tc.com
(I still haven't figured out the SSL cert, it's fine, you're not submitting any info on the site)
Keysmash Transcription and Captioning
keysmash-tc.com
November 22, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Hello friends! Do you or people you know need transcription and/or captioning services? I specialize in actual plays and TTRPG content but if you have general needs I can do that too!
keysmash-tc.com
(I still haven't figured out the SSL cert, it's fine, you're not submitting any info on the site)
keysmash-tc.com
(I still haven't figured out the SSL cert, it's fine, you're not submitting any info on the site)
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Here’s a directory of nonprofit newsrooms; many of which are part of this program right now: you’ll surely find information on that on their donate page.
bsky.app/profile/tani...
bsky.app/profile/tani...
3. Here's a page you should bookmark: It's the directory of nonprofit newsrooms that belong to the Institute for Nonprofit News. You can look for locality covered, including national newsrooms. It's so rich: explore! Find your niche!
findyournews.org/explore/
findyournews.org/explore/
November 22, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Here’s a directory of nonprofit newsrooms; many of which are part of this program right now: you’ll surely find information on that on their donate page.
bsky.app/profile/tani...
bsky.app/profile/tani...
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a PSA: most nonprofit newsrooms right now are probably participating in the NewsMatch program RIGHT NOW. That’s a program funded by a few foundations that “matches” your end-of-year donation.
If you set up $10 monthly, that literally unlocks $120 from NewsMatch.
So who could you support?
If you set up $10 monthly, that literally unlocks $120 from NewsMatch.
So who could you support?
i promise i don’t mean to high horse this but if you’re thinking about giving lizza ten bucks there are a lot of good independent journalists whose work you could subscribe to for a month instead
November 22, 2025 at 11:00 PM
a PSA: most nonprofit newsrooms right now are probably participating in the NewsMatch program RIGHT NOW. That’s a program funded by a few foundations that “matches” your end-of-year donation.
If you set up $10 monthly, that literally unlocks $120 from NewsMatch.
So who could you support?
If you set up $10 monthly, that literally unlocks $120 from NewsMatch.
So who could you support?
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Turns out this was all much ado about nothing and Google isn’t using your Gmail to train AI and if wanna turn all that stuff back on you can get your spam filters back
Looks like the article has been updated to suggest maybe they misread the policy.
I see people complaining that this also disabled their spam filters, though I still see new messages showing up in spam so it's still working fine for me after disabling things.
I see people complaining that this also disabled their spam filters, though I still see new messages showing up in spam so it's still working fine for me after disabling things.
[Correction] Gmail can read your emails and attachments to power "smart features"
Did you know that Gmail can use your emails and attachments for its smart features? Here's how to check your settings.
www.malwarebytes.com
November 22, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Turns out this was all much ado about nothing and Google isn’t using your Gmail to train AI and if wanna turn all that stuff back on you can get your spam filters back
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Jason’s laptop still tries to load Spotify when it boots up. Today it told him “cannot load Spotify because Spotify is in the trash.”
Hell yeah it is.
Hell yeah it is.
November 22, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Jason’s laptop still tries to load Spotify when it boots up. Today it told him “cannot load Spotify because Spotify is in the trash.”
Hell yeah it is.
Hell yeah it is.
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I also will say, the moral panic thing sucks. It always boils down to, “why do you need drugs for your brain.”
I don’t know! But we’re here now & it really works!
I don’t know! But we’re here now & it really works!
November 20, 2025 at 12:25 PM
I also will say, the moral panic thing sucks. It always boils down to, “why do you need drugs for your brain.”
I don’t know! But we’re here now & it really works!
I don’t know! But we’re here now & it really works!
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1/ Today, ProPublica is running a piece I've been working on for a bit. It's about what happened with a devastating wave of bird flu earlier this year, as egg prices hit record highs.
And it's a story that illuminates the ways the U.S. is failing to control what could become the next pandemic. 🧵
And it's a story that illuminates the ways the U.S. is failing to control what could become the next pandemic. 🧵
November 18, 2025 at 9:11 PM
1/ Today, ProPublica is running a piece I've been working on for a bit. It's about what happened with a devastating wave of bird flu earlier this year, as egg prices hit record highs.
And it's a story that illuminates the ways the U.S. is failing to control what could become the next pandemic. 🧵
And it's a story that illuminates the ways the U.S. is failing to control what could become the next pandemic. 🧵
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How I feel about the whole Olivia Nuzzi story is that there are a lot of talented, ethical, underemployed or unemployed black and brown journalists right now who are ready to work.
November 22, 2025 at 2:20 PM
How I feel about the whole Olivia Nuzzi story is that there are a lot of talented, ethical, underemployed or unemployed black and brown journalists right now who are ready to work.
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ARTISTS!
I need your help!
In collab. w/the Society for Integrative & Comparative Biology, I'm organizing a group of artists to come to our Jan. meeting! We're looking for artists to create based on what they learn at the conference. $1000 stipend.
Application is V short! forms.gle/ah1i8KwNJinZ...
I need your help!
In collab. w/the Society for Integrative & Comparative Biology, I'm organizing a group of artists to come to our Jan. meeting! We're looking for artists to create based on what they learn at the conference. $1000 stipend.
Application is V short! forms.gle/ah1i8KwNJinZ...
November 22, 2025 at 3:51 PM
ARTISTS!
I need your help!
In collab. w/the Society for Integrative & Comparative Biology, I'm organizing a group of artists to come to our Jan. meeting! We're looking for artists to create based on what they learn at the conference. $1000 stipend.
Application is V short! forms.gle/ah1i8KwNJinZ...
I need your help!
In collab. w/the Society for Integrative & Comparative Biology, I'm organizing a group of artists to come to our Jan. meeting! We're looking for artists to create based on what they learn at the conference. $1000 stipend.
Application is V short! forms.gle/ah1i8KwNJinZ...
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NEW YORK CITY: all out call to canal street & Lafayette as of 12:26 pm, 11/22 — ICE made arrests, fears they might return.
November 22, 2025 at 5:32 PM
NEW YORK CITY: all out call to canal street & Lafayette as of 12:26 pm, 11/22 — ICE made arrests, fears they might return.
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Court permanently blocks Trump's executive order to dismantle federal agency for America's libraries IMLS
librarytechnology.org/pr/31973
librarytechnology.org/pr/31973
Court permanently blocks Trump's executive order to dismantle federal agency for America's libraries
Press Release: Court permanently blocks Trump's executive order to dismantle federal agency for America's libraries. The U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island struck down the Trump Adm...
librarytechnology.org
November 22, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Court permanently blocks Trump's executive order to dismantle federal agency for America's libraries IMLS
librarytechnology.org/pr/31973
librarytechnology.org/pr/31973
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my shop is still open until the end of november! doing some holiday shopping? consider supporting a small artist (and getting some cool spooky art for your loved ones)!
🎃 trick or treat! 🎃
it's my birthday week + halloween (+ i'm currently quite short on this month's rent), so to celebrate i'm opening up my shop! i have tons of spooky new stickers and buttons and prints and more for y'all!
(🫀 RTs appreciated to spread the word!)
kayleerowena.bigcartel.com
it's my birthday week + halloween (+ i'm currently quite short on this month's rent), so to celebrate i'm opening up my shop! i have tons of spooky new stickers and buttons and prints and more for y'all!
(🫀 RTs appreciated to spread the word!)
kayleerowena.bigcartel.com
November 20, 2025 at 8:32 PM
my shop is still open until the end of november! doing some holiday shopping? consider supporting a small artist (and getting some cool spooky art for your loved ones)!
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Free birth is eugenic *and* it exists not because birthing people want their babies to die, but because there are so many horror stories floating around about doctors disrespecting birthing people in what is one of the most vulnerable states any human can experience.
November 22, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Free birth is eugenic *and* it exists not because birthing people want their babies to die, but because there are so many horror stories floating around about doctors disrespecting birthing people in what is one of the most vulnerable states any human can experience.