allison steeles your snow, organic winter person
@trulyaliem.bsky.social
game designer by day, crazy cat lady by night. current: senior systems designer 2, world of warcraft. previous: magic: the gathering (+online)
american. fan of constitutional rights, due process, and democracy. she/her.
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american. fan of constitutional rights, due process, and democracy. she/her.
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i post about whatever the hell i want. this is a personal account and i like to talk. sometimes it's politics. sometimes it's horizon (the robot dinosaur franchise). sometimes magic. it is *never* bonus insider content for my day job.
i post about whatever the hell i want. this is a personal account and i like to talk. sometimes it's politics. sometimes it's horizon (the robot dinosaur franchise). sometimes magic. it is *never* bonus insider content for my day job.
in high school i would have been the kid who avoided the furball, came back with a heavy metal object of some kind like a chair, then smashed it into his vehicle.
or quietly raided the science lab for some caustic chemicals and introduced them to his vehicle.
i am glad i'm not still that kid.
or quietly raided the science lab for some caustic chemicals and introduced them to his vehicle.
i am glad i'm not still that kid.
MAGA Adult Male assaults Texas High School students protesting ICE
February 3, 2026 at 8:05 PM
in high school i would have been the kid who avoided the furball, came back with a heavy metal object of some kind like a chair, then smashed it into his vehicle.
or quietly raided the science lab for some caustic chemicals and introduced them to his vehicle.
i am glad i'm not still that kid.
or quietly raided the science lab for some caustic chemicals and introduced them to his vehicle.
i am glad i'm not still that kid.
i'm still recovering from minor surgery and so i'm not spending a whole lot of time on the couch not working, but i've been in a few meetings and just got out of one a few minutes ago.
right now i am excited enough about work that i wish i were in any kind of condition to actually be productive.
right now i am excited enough about work that i wish i were in any kind of condition to actually be productive.
February 3, 2026 at 7:49 PM
i'm still recovering from minor surgery and so i'm not spending a whole lot of time on the couch not working, but i've been in a few meetings and just got out of one a few minutes ago.
right now i am excited enough about work that i wish i were in any kind of condition to actually be productive.
right now i am excited enough about work that i wish i were in any kind of condition to actually be productive.
oh cool the super bowl this year is the city i was born in and am imminently moving back to vs the city i grew up in.
man if i cared about football at all there would be such potential for drama. it almost makes me wish i did care.
man if i cared about football at all there would be such potential for drama. it almost makes me wish i did care.
February 3, 2026 at 3:55 AM
oh cool the super bowl this year is the city i was born in and am imminently moving back to vs the city i grew up in.
man if i cared about football at all there would be such potential for drama. it almost makes me wish i did care.
man if i cared about football at all there would be such potential for drama. it almost makes me wish i did care.
hanging specifically is grotesque and i find capital punishment morally unacceptable.
but if anything were going to warrant it, it would be the commission and support of a range of institutional crimes against humanity including child rape and murder.
i would love a better option though.
but if anything were going to warrant it, it would be the commission and support of a range of institutional crimes against humanity including child rape and murder.
i would love a better option though.
In 1946, cartoonist & illustrator Noel Sickles was sent by Life magazine to sketch the Nuremberg trials. Here is his sketch of the execution of Joachim Von Ribbentrop, who claimed at trial that his boss had made all of the important decisions, & that he was only following orders.
February 3, 2026 at 3:48 AM
hanging specifically is grotesque and i find capital punishment morally unacceptable.
but if anything were going to warrant it, it would be the commission and support of a range of institutional crimes against humanity including child rape and murder.
i would love a better option though.
but if anything were going to warrant it, it would be the commission and support of a range of institutional crimes against humanity including child rape and murder.
i would love a better option though.
as i understand it, there was a wave of jewish migration from eastern europe to nyc shortly before world war 1.
seems wise, tbh.
seems wise, tbh.
Genuinely curious: If your family is American, what brought them here?
Mine: religious nuttery & primogeniture
Mine: religious nuttery & primogeniture
February 3, 2026 at 12:35 AM
as i understand it, there was a wave of jewish migration from eastern europe to nyc shortly before world war 1.
seems wise, tbh.
seems wise, tbh.
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If you campaigned for the presidency on a promise to destroy these assholes, you would win a landslide the size of FDR in 1936, when he campaigned on a promise to destroy these assholes.
Yes, Peter decided that the continued existence of our democracies isn't compatible with his desired level of personal freedom.
An absolute enemy of humanity.
An absolute enemy of humanity.
February 3, 2026 at 12:17 AM
If you campaigned for the presidency on a promise to destroy these assholes, you would win a landslide the size of FDR in 1936, when he campaigned on a promise to destroy these assholes.
if they were doing a job that was helpful or merely harmless, i would be bothered by this.
but these people decided to walk up to the devil, take the bargain, gleefully hurt innocent people, then be upset that the bargain was with the devil. so... fuck them. they chose to hurt people for profit.
but these people decided to walk up to the devil, take the bargain, gleefully hurt innocent people, then be upset that the bargain was with the devil. so... fuck them. they chose to hurt people for profit.
ICE Employees Vent on Reddit, Saying They're Not Getting Paid and Still No Insurance Despite Promises
Staff claim promised bonuses and insurance have failed to materialise, with some reporting they cannot afford medical care for sick children
www.ibtimes.co.uk/ice-employee...
Staff claim promised bonuses and insurance have failed to materialise, with some reporting they cannot afford medical care for sick children
www.ibtimes.co.uk/ice-employee...
ICE employees on Reddit complain about late salaries and missing insurance, despite promises made upon hiring
ICE employees have reported delayed pay and missing health insurance on Reddit, while critics question how staff tolerate dangerous duties for little or no compensation.
www.ibtimes.co.uk
February 2, 2026 at 11:58 PM
if they were doing a job that was helpful or merely harmless, i would be bothered by this.
but these people decided to walk up to the devil, take the bargain, gleefully hurt innocent people, then be upset that the bargain was with the devil. so... fuck them. they chose to hurt people for profit.
but these people decided to walk up to the devil, take the bargain, gleefully hurt innocent people, then be upset that the bargain was with the devil. so... fuck them. they chose to hurt people for profit.
hot take: tv shows were better when they had a week to breathe between episodes, instead of a year+ between seasons.
February 2, 2026 at 11:15 PM
hot take: tv shows were better when they had a week to breathe between episodes, instead of a year+ between seasons.
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I’m convinced this is why they killed covid aid so quickly
It was breaking the narrative of government inability
It was breaking the narrative of government inability
How many times in your life have you heard a member of Congress or someone on TV say “we can’t afford it” when talking about something small but very important? It’s been happening my entire life. We can’t afford it? They’re putting seven times the annual budget of the EPA into immigrant detention.
February 2, 2026 at 5:27 AM
I’m convinced this is why they killed covid aid so quickly
It was breaking the narrative of government inability
It was breaking the narrative of government inability
fellow nerds: i want opalescent dice with some heft to them. none of this cheap lightweight resin nonsense. i want a satisfying tactile experience when rolling.
does anyone have recommendations?
does anyone have recommendations?
February 2, 2026 at 5:13 AM
fellow nerds: i want opalescent dice with some heft to them. none of this cheap lightweight resin nonsense. i want a satisfying tactile experience when rolling.
does anyone have recommendations?
does anyone have recommendations?
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i am simultaneously disgusted that these people exist and disappointed that i'm even more morally superior than i expected to be relative to the median human.
don't get me wrong, i like moral superiority, but i want to earn it through good deeds and care for fellow humans instead of... this.
don't get me wrong, i like moral superiority, but i want to earn it through good deeds and care for fellow humans instead of... this.
TENURED YALE PROFESSOR IN AN OP-ED: In our society we have too often accepted the heckler’s veto, allowing the perfect to be the enemy of the good and making the refusal to forgive our highest virtue
TENURED YALE PROFESSOR IN AN EMAIL: hii jfefrey Can I come to rape party w/a plusone this weekend
TENURED YALE PROFESSOR IN AN EMAIL: hii jfefrey Can I come to rape party w/a plusone this weekend
February 2, 2026 at 3:13 AM
i am simultaneously disgusted that these people exist and disappointed that i'm even more morally superior than i expected to be relative to the median human.
don't get me wrong, i like moral superiority, but i want to earn it through good deeds and care for fellow humans instead of... this.
don't get me wrong, i like moral superiority, but i want to earn it through good deeds and care for fellow humans instead of... this.
assuming this is accurate identification (and i have no reason to suspect otherwise!), may these two face every possible social consequence, even if legal justice never catches up to them. may every business refuse service. may every neighbor ostracize them.
BREAKING: The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raymundo Gutierrez.
Two CBP Agents Identified in Alex Pretti Shooting
The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raym...
www.propublica.org
February 2, 2026 at 2:19 AM
assuming this is accurate identification (and i have no reason to suspect otherwise!), may these two face every possible social consequence, even if legal justice never catches up to them. may every business refuse service. may every neighbor ostracize them.
in wearing this dress, chappell roan proves she's so much braver than i have ever been.
also, she has nice boobs.
also, she has nice boobs.
February 2, 2026 at 1:56 AM
in wearing this dress, chappell roan proves she's so much braver than i have ever been.
also, she has nice boobs.
also, she has nice boobs.
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the confirmation of contemporary transphobia as a political movement has been the brainchild of a boys club made up of some of the most disgusting monsters in recent memory to explicitly keep trans women disenfranchised so as to subjugate and exploit us for their own sexual gain is like
a lot, dawg
a lot, dawg
February 1, 2026 at 9:58 PM
the confirmation of contemporary transphobia as a political movement has been the brainchild of a boys club made up of some of the most disgusting monsters in recent memory to explicitly keep trans women disenfranchised so as to subjugate and exploit us for their own sexual gain is like
a lot, dawg
a lot, dawg
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aw yeah hat and backpack
I'm so glad they're free
I'm so furious they (and so many others) were traumatized
This doesn't end until there are zero (0) kids being traumatized
I'm so glad they're free
I'm so furious they (and so many others) were traumatized
This doesn't end until there are zero (0) kids being traumatized
liam and his dad are home!
and someone please get rep. castro a coat!
and someone please get rep. castro a coat!
February 1, 2026 at 4:39 PM
aw yeah hat and backpack
I'm so glad they're free
I'm so furious they (and so many others) were traumatized
This doesn't end until there are zero (0) kids being traumatized
I'm so glad they're free
I'm so furious they (and so many others) were traumatized
This doesn't end until there are zero (0) kids being traumatized
there are multiple wow facebook groups that i've left now because they insist on letting genai slop all over their groups.
and like, i wasn't there because of my day job. i was there because i wanted player input in my own time. but i don't want it enough to put up with genai and it's defenders.
and like, i wasn't there because of my day job. i was there because i wanted player input in my own time. but i don't want it enough to put up with genai and it's defenders.
January 31, 2026 at 9:40 PM
there are multiple wow facebook groups that i've left now because they insist on letting genai slop all over their groups.
and like, i wasn't there because of my day job. i was there because i wanted player input in my own time. but i don't want it enough to put up with genai and it's defenders.
and like, i wasn't there because of my day job. i was there because i wanted player input in my own time. but i don't want it enough to put up with genai and it's defenders.
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You can test new tech ideas using the Seinfeld Test
Would the product eliminate the plot of an episode? (Google maps, cell phones, paypal, battery packs)
Good tech.
Would the product inspire new Seinfeld plots? (NFTs, AI chatbots, crypto currency, blindboxes, metaverse land sales)
Bad tech.
Would the product eliminate the plot of an episode? (Google maps, cell phones, paypal, battery packs)
Good tech.
Would the product inspire new Seinfeld plots? (NFTs, AI chatbots, crypto currency, blindboxes, metaverse land sales)
Bad tech.
January 31, 2026 at 6:57 AM
You can test new tech ideas using the Seinfeld Test
Would the product eliminate the plot of an episode? (Google maps, cell phones, paypal, battery packs)
Good tech.
Would the product inspire new Seinfeld plots? (NFTs, AI chatbots, crypto currency, blindboxes, metaverse land sales)
Bad tech.
Would the product eliminate the plot of an episode? (Google maps, cell phones, paypal, battery packs)
Good tech.
Would the product inspire new Seinfeld plots? (NFTs, AI chatbots, crypto currency, blindboxes, metaverse land sales)
Bad tech.
watching today's pro tour stream, maria is once again dressed flawlessly. love the off the shoulder blue top and the chunky colored necklace. not why i watch, of course, but it's always nice to see.
mani's outfit is pretty slick today too. if only everyone put this much effort into their attire.
mani's outfit is pretty slick today too. if only everyone put this much effort into their attire.
January 31, 2026 at 7:40 PM
watching today's pro tour stream, maria is once again dressed flawlessly. love the off the shoulder blue top and the chunky colored necklace. not why i watch, of course, but it's always nice to see.
mani's outfit is pretty slick today too. if only everyone put this much effort into their attire.
mani's outfit is pretty slick today too. if only everyone put this much effort into their attire.
ok, the pro player couple was adorable. luna and matthew? hope we see more of them.
January 31, 2026 at 3:31 PM
ok, the pro player couple was adorable. luna and matthew? hope we see more of them.
i enjoyed the first one enough that i've preordered this one.
★ In this stellar second entry in the Captive’s War series, bestselling author duo Daniel Abraham and Ty Franck, writing as James S. A. Corey, ingeniously expand on the worldbuilding of 'The Mercy of Gods.' This wows. @orbitbooks buff.ly/4JaSNsQ
January 31, 2026 at 2:44 PM
i enjoyed the first one enough that i've preordered this one.
still on the "watching pro tour coverage a day later" train:
seth mansfield's draft drama was great, imo. it would have been so easy to think in pack 2 after taking five or six elves that things are just different now. but he committed to the curve and the elf count. A solid watch.
seth mansfield's draft drama was great, imo. it would have been so easy to think in pack 2 after taking five or six elves that things are just different now. but he committed to the curve and the elf count. A solid watch.
January 31, 2026 at 2:40 PM
still on the "watching pro tour coverage a day later" train:
seth mansfield's draft drama was great, imo. it would have been so easy to think in pack 2 after taking five or six elves that things are just different now. but he committed to the curve and the elf count. A solid watch.
seth mansfield's draft drama was great, imo. it would have been so easy to think in pack 2 after taking five or six elves that things are just different now. but he committed to the curve and the elf count. A solid watch.
was not prepared to cry at the pro tour stream twice.
the kai tribute was moving as expected, but to a lesser extent seeing the richmond convention center on video took me back to my judge career - that's where it started. and my judge career led into my game design career, of course.
the kai tribute was moving as expected, but to a lesser extent seeing the richmond convention center on video took me back to my judge career - that's where it started. and my judge career led into my game design career, of course.
January 31, 2026 at 1:48 PM
was not prepared to cry at the pro tour stream twice.
the kai tribute was moving as expected, but to a lesser extent seeing the richmond convention center on video took me back to my judge career - that's where it started. and my judge career led into my game design career, of course.
the kai tribute was moving as expected, but to a lesser extent seeing the richmond convention center on video took me back to my judge career - that's where it started. and my judge career led into my game design career, of course.
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OR, we are killing children around the world because a handful of rich white people realized there was a way they could kill Black and brown children globally without getting directly blamed for it
We are killing children all around the world because a handful of rich people who don’t understand the science think it is worse to be neurodivergent than it is to be dead.
U.S. ultimatum to vaccine group: No more funds unless you stop using thimerosal
This mercury-containing compound, used as a vaccine preservative, is commonly used in lower-income countries — and deemed safe. The U.S. is now demanding that Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance stop using it.
www.npr.org
January 31, 2026 at 1:56 AM
OR, we are killing children around the world because a handful of rich white people realized there was a way they could kill Black and brown children globally without getting directly blamed for it
my cats react to human-world noises in weirdly appropriate ways.
doorbell? they go to the door.
i ping my phone from my computer? they meet me at the phone.
generic alarm? they start to look around in a panic.
ffx music plays? emery walks off even if i remind her she can't walk to zanarkand.
doorbell? they go to the door.
i ping my phone from my computer? they meet me at the phone.
generic alarm? they start to look around in a panic.
ffx music plays? emery walks off even if i remind her she can't walk to zanarkand.
January 31, 2026 at 1:08 AM
my cats react to human-world noises in weirdly appropriate ways.
doorbell? they go to the door.
i ping my phone from my computer? they meet me at the phone.
generic alarm? they start to look around in a panic.
ffx music plays? emery walks off even if i remind her she can't walk to zanarkand.
doorbell? they go to the door.
i ping my phone from my computer? they meet me at the phone.
generic alarm? they start to look around in a panic.
ffx music plays? emery walks off even if i remind her she can't walk to zanarkand.