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.
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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.
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
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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.
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.
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.
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.