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.
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Context: this speech is from SIR THOMAS MORE, a history written, as near as scholars can tell, in the early 1600s by 6 or 7 people including Dekker, Heywood, Chettle, Shakespeare, and Munday.
It was never performed, because Jacobean England was a police state and it was banned by the censor.
It was never performed, because Jacobean England was a police state and it was banned by the censor.
Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
February 5, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Context: this speech is from SIR THOMAS MORE, a history written, as near as scholars can tell, in the early 1600s by 6 or 7 people including Dekker, Heywood, Chettle, Shakespeare, and Munday.
It was never performed, because Jacobean England was a police state and it was banned by the censor.
It was never performed, because Jacobean England was a police state and it was banned by the censor.
gamers are great. i donated some. maybe you can too. every dollar matters.
Incredible. I am going to take a breath and marvel at the fact that Magic: The Gathering players have just raised $75,000 for @translifeline.org in a little over 8 hours.
Come be a part of this. Donate--> give.translifeline.org/tcc
Come be a part of this. Donate--> give.translifeline.org/tcc
February 5, 2026 at 2:36 PM
gamers are great. i donated some. maybe you can too. every dollar matters.
"toddlers don't belong in detention" being a partisan position is the sort of thing that erodes souls on all sides.
and if there is such a thing as a retributive hell, guarantees it for the opposition.
and if there is such a thing as a retributive hell, guarantees it for the opposition.
Children at an ICE family detention facility have been denied clean drinking water, medical care, and legal access. Now they may be exposed to measles.
Toddlers don't belong in detention, and Congress must end funding for these sites of abuse.
Toddlers don't belong in detention, and Congress must end funding for these sites of abuse.
Measles detected at Dilley immigrant family detention center
The cases come amid renewed nationwide scrutiny of the facility following the transfer there of Liam Conejo Ramos, a 5-year-old Ecuadorian boy who federal agents arrested along with his father in Minneapolis.
www.texastribune.org
February 5, 2026 at 2:26 PM
"toddlers don't belong in detention" being a partisan position is the sort of thing that erodes souls on all sides.
and if there is such a thing as a retributive hell, guarantees it for the opposition.
and if there is such a thing as a retributive hell, guarantees it for the opposition.
i watched my maternal grandfather hobble around for the last two decades and change of his life with a paralyzed leg after a teenage polio infection left it paralyzed.
denying any possible vaccine to children is child abuse, imo. my grandfather deserved to go jogging.
denying any possible vaccine to children is child abuse, imo. my grandfather deserved to go jogging.
February 5, 2026 at 1:59 PM
i watched my maternal grandfather hobble around for the last two decades and change of his life with a paralyzed leg after a teenage polio infection left it paralyzed.
denying any possible vaccine to children is child abuse, imo. my grandfather deserved to go jogging.
denying any possible vaccine to children is child abuse, imo. my grandfather deserved to go jogging.
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I understand the necessity of parental rights, but when did we decide that anyone under eighteen doesn't get to have rights? When I was seven, I think I had the right not to die of measles. When I was twelve, I think I had the right not to be permanently disabled by polio.
Iowa legislators have just passed a bill out of committee that would end childhood vaccine requirements for school entry.
A state legislator said vaccine exemptions aren’t enough—the whole system must go—because to have to claim a medical or religious exemption is against parental rights.
A state legislator said vaccine exemptions aren’t enough—the whole system must go—because to have to claim a medical or religious exemption is against parental rights.
February 4, 2026 at 9:55 PM
I understand the necessity of parental rights, but when did we decide that anyone under eighteen doesn't get to have rights? When I was seven, I think I had the right not to die of measles. When I was twelve, I think I had the right not to be permanently disabled by polio.
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Counterpoint: they were both angels.
Abolish ICE in its entirety. Never vote for a Republican. Demand the MOST YOU CAN IMAGINE from every politician. We can do better. We must do better.
Abolish ICE in its entirety. Never vote for a Republican. Demand the MOST YOU CAN IMAGINE from every politician. We can do better. We must do better.
Trump on Alex Pretti and Renee Good: "He was not an angel and she was not an angel. You know, you look at some tapes."
February 5, 2026 at 4:48 AM
Counterpoint: they were both angels.
Abolish ICE in its entirety. Never vote for a Republican. Demand the MOST YOU CAN IMAGINE from every politician. We can do better. We must do better.
Abolish ICE in its entirety. Never vote for a Republican. Demand the MOST YOU CAN IMAGINE from every politician. We can do better. We must do better.
it's not *not* that though. more just a sign of taste though.
February 5, 2026 at 2:02 AM
it's not *not* that though. more just a sign of taste though.
someday the people identifiable in the photos will consider these images badges of honor.
and i hope that day comes soon, if it hasn't already arrived.
and i hope that day comes soon, if it hasn't already arrived.
full scale IDF-ication of US Federal Officers
this is literally what the IDF does
this is literally what the IDF does
February 5, 2026 at 1:35 AM
someday the people identifiable in the photos will consider these images badges of honor.
and i hope that day comes soon, if it hasn't already arrived.
and i hope that day comes soon, if it hasn't already arrived.
if you drive past a cow, you need to acknowledge it somehow. saying "cow" or "moo" is fine. it's cow law.
same with horses. you should at least say "horsey". it's only polite.
this is why i don't support oinking at law enforcement. they haven't earned that respect.
same with horses. you should at least say "horsey". it's only polite.
this is why i don't support oinking at law enforcement. they haven't earned that respect.
February 5, 2026 at 1:33 AM
if you drive past a cow, you need to acknowledge it somehow. saying "cow" or "moo" is fine. it's cow law.
same with horses. you should at least say "horsey". it's only polite.
this is why i don't support oinking at law enforcement. they haven't earned that respect.
same with horses. you should at least say "horsey". it's only polite.
this is why i don't support oinking at law enforcement. they haven't earned that respect.
i would watch a movie about someone frozen from 1996 until today.
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery was released in 1997, about a character frozen in time in 1967. The same movie, released today, would star a character frozen in time in 1996.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zd11...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zd11...
Austin Powers: International Man Of Mystery Opening
YouTube video by TheAmazingZdog
www.youtube.com
February 5, 2026 at 1:17 AM
i would watch a movie about someone frozen from 1996 until today.
i would love it if social media was all this kind of stuff. "huh that's neat" and not a plethora of ragebait.
Here's a cool math fact: If we can go up a set of stairs at one or two steps at a time, the number of different ways we can go up those stairs will always be a Fibonacci number! Here's why:
February 4, 2026 at 10:23 PM
i would love it if social media was all this kind of stuff. "huh that's neat" and not a plethora of ragebait.
mmm. i would buy us as jadzia and nerys.
February 4, 2026 at 4:36 AM
mmm. i would buy us as jadzia and nerys.
honey you're straight.
February 4, 2026 at 4:34 AM
honey you're straight.
kira nerys was very, very close to making my list too. ❤️
February 4, 2026 at 4:34 AM
kira nerys was very, very close to making my list too. ❤️
idk. never seen any outlander.
February 4, 2026 at 4:33 AM
idk. never seen any outlander.
and better than the first three seasons of discovery or enterprise, too.
both disco and enterprise got much better in their fourth seasons, though.
both disco and enterprise got much better in their fourth seasons, though.
February 4, 2026 at 3:51 AM
and better than the first three seasons of discovery or enterprise, too.
both disco and enterprise got much better in their fourth seasons, though.
both disco and enterprise got much better in their fourth seasons, though.
lukewarm take: for all mankind and the orville are both better star trek shows than picard (any season).
February 4, 2026 at 3:48 AM
lukewarm take: for all mankind and the orville are both better star trek shows than picard (any season).
some allison-coded characters.
do i have main character syndrome? a bit. since i was little. maybe more than a bit. but it's come down in recent years. lately i'm much more excited about empowering other people to be awesome. ten years ago, charlie morningstar would be there instead of lin beifong.
do i have main character syndrome? a bit. since i was little. maybe more than a bit. but it's come down in recent years. lately i'm much more excited about empowering other people to be awesome. ten years ago, charlie morningstar would be there instead of lin beifong.
February 4, 2026 at 3:42 AM
some allison-coded characters.
do i have main character syndrome? a bit. since i was little. maybe more than a bit. but it's come down in recent years. lately i'm much more excited about empowering other people to be awesome. ten years ago, charlie morningstar would be there instead of lin beifong.
do i have main character syndrome? a bit. since i was little. maybe more than a bit. but it's come down in recent years. lately i'm much more excited about empowering other people to be awesome. ten years ago, charlie morningstar would be there instead of lin beifong.
just circle the station some more, pretend you're in awe of the pylons or something.
February 4, 2026 at 12:02 AM
just circle the station some more, pretend you're in awe of the pylons or something.
it's four episodes so far. and three of them are decent to good.
February 3, 2026 at 11:56 PM
it's four episodes so far. and three of them are decent to good.
if avery brooks shows up on star trek this week i will absolutely lose my shit.
i strongly suspect this will not happen but i am holding out a little hope. just a little. considering how much they're hyping this as the "what happened to sisko" episode.
i strongly suspect this will not happen but i am holding out a little hope. just a little. considering how much they're hyping this as the "what happened to sisko" episode.
February 3, 2026 at 11:51 PM
if avery brooks shows up on star trek this week i will absolutely lose my shit.
i strongly suspect this will not happen but i am holding out a little hope. just a little. considering how much they're hyping this as the "what happened to sisko" episode.
i strongly suspect this will not happen but i am holding out a little hope. just a little. considering how much they're hyping this as the "what happened to sisko" episode.
two gals' opinion.
February 3, 2026 at 10:46 PM
two gals' opinion.
like i think you get there plenty with a bottle of (full sugar, not diet) soda, a mentos, and letting the thing explode inside the car making a sticky mess. without smashing the windshield or tossing hydrochloric acid anywhere.
February 3, 2026 at 8:09 PM
like i think you get there plenty with a bottle of (full sugar, not diet) soda, a mentos, and letting the thing explode inside the car making a sticky mess. without smashing the windshield or tossing hydrochloric acid anywhere.
i wouldn't recommend that course of action. but i would still understand it.
February 3, 2026 at 8:06 PM
i wouldn't recommend that course of action. but i would still understand it.