Tsotate
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They/Them or He/Him
They/Them or He/Him
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Some thoughts:
1. The deadline for nominating a person or group for the Nobel Peace Prize is Feb. 1.
2. History professors are qualified nominators.
3. The people of Minnesota have been awe-inspiringly peaceful in the face of state violence.
4. He would be so mad.
1. The deadline for nominating a person or group for the Nobel Peace Prize is Feb. 1.
2. History professors are qualified nominators.
3. The people of Minnesota have been awe-inspiringly peaceful in the face of state violence.
4. He would be so mad.
Nomination and selection of Nobel Peace Prize laureates - NobelPrize.org
A nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize may be submitted by any person who meets the nomination criteria. A letter of invitation to submit is not required. The names of the nominees and other informati...
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January 22, 2026 at 11:56 PM
Some thoughts:
1. The deadline for nominating a person or group for the Nobel Peace Prize is Feb. 1.
2. History professors are qualified nominators.
3. The people of Minnesota have been awe-inspiringly peaceful in the face of state violence.
4. He would be so mad.
1. The deadline for nominating a person or group for the Nobel Peace Prize is Feb. 1.
2. History professors are qualified nominators.
3. The people of Minnesota have been awe-inspiringly peaceful in the face of state violence.
4. He would be so mad.
"Groceries are so expensive right now because the government is stealing your money and using it to kidnap five year olds" is right there, if they really have to include affordability.
I was reading this thinking about how many pundits are still saying- but this only polls 50/50 while way more people care about affordability! But, the point of leadership is to make people who don't care about this care about this bc it is wrong. Otherwise, you are a hollow shell of a person
How Do You Justify Abducting A Child? | Defector
On Tuesday, some number of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents camped out near Liam Conejo Ramos’s home in the Twin Cities suburb of Columbia Heights and waited for him to return with his fathe...
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January 23, 2026 at 1:17 AM
"Groceries are so expensive right now because the government is stealing your money and using it to kidnap five year olds" is right there, if they really have to include affordability.
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Every time the Trump regime uses the words "funded protesters" and "outside agitators" news outlets need to cut to this photo from last week.
ICE has invaded these communities. Outside agitators don't show up in their fucking bathrobes.
ICE has invaded these communities. Outside agitators don't show up in their fucking bathrobes.
January 18, 2026 at 4:20 PM
Every time the Trump regime uses the words "funded protesters" and "outside agitators" news outlets need to cut to this photo from last week.
ICE has invaded these communities. Outside agitators don't show up in their fucking bathrobes.
ICE has invaded these communities. Outside agitators don't show up in their fucking bathrobes.
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We have unlimited money for paramilitary forces that kidnap people off the streets but also have something called "school lunch debt" what are we doing here
January 18, 2026 at 4:03 AM
We have unlimited money for paramilitary forces that kidnap people off the streets but also have something called "school lunch debt" what are we doing here
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I don't know about this, Woody. Maybe the guitar could say 'This machine gives fascists better training'?
January 15, 2026 at 12:49 AM
I don't know about this, Woody. Maybe the guitar could say 'This machine gives fascists better training'?
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living in a world where the only two jobs are “gambling” and “murder” isn’t nearly as cool as Cowboy Bebop made it out to be
January 12, 2026 at 3:47 PM
living in a world where the only two jobs are “gambling” and “murder” isn’t nearly as cool as Cowboy Bebop made it out to be
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The way they position themselves, they are entirely too confident that they have the monopoly on deadly force. Which runs counter to their 'scared/self defense' narratives used to justify violence. They constantly valuing vengeance and violence over self preservation.
January 10, 2026 at 6:03 PM
The way they position themselves, they are entirely too confident that they have the monopoly on deadly force. Which runs counter to their 'scared/self defense' narratives used to justify violence. They constantly valuing vengeance and violence over self preservation.
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white guys who want to sneer at the resolve of liberal and left wing white women right now: this is a superb time to shut the fuck up and go do something useful instead
January 10, 2026 at 2:17 AM
white guys who want to sneer at the resolve of liberal and left wing white women right now: this is a superb time to shut the fuck up and go do something useful instead
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There are people who still don't understand that you can do everything right--you can do everything they tell you--and you will still be shot in the face.
January 8, 2026 at 1:14 AM
There are people who still don't understand that you can do everything right--you can do everything they tell you--and you will still be shot in the face.
Asking whether we should have automated cars or human-driven ones is like asking whether we should feed our children cyanide or arsenic. One might technically be less bad than the other, but the correct answer is still "No."
Interesting data (from Waymo) showing that robotaxis are significantly safer than the average human driver. This is likely because they respect traffic rules. An NYT op-ed by a neurosurgeon calls for a broader adoption as a public health measure. Thoughts? www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/o...
January 1, 2026 at 5:00 AM
Asking whether we should have automated cars or human-driven ones is like asking whether we should feed our children cyanide or arsenic. One might technically be less bad than the other, but the correct answer is still "No."
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You can tell that LotR was written by an academic because Gandalf disappears for like 20 years doing research to answer a single question.
December 26, 2025 at 12:40 AM
You can tell that LotR was written by an academic because Gandalf disappears for like 20 years doing research to answer a single question.
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Just wow. @pluralistic.net.web.brid.gy came out swinging in this article. He's right though and that's the coolest part.
December 26, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Just wow. @pluralistic.net.web.brid.gy came out swinging in this article. He's right though and that's the coolest part.
I think any platform that allows images in DMs proves that is way too cheap.
Dr Oz: "The creation of a penis costs on average in America $150,000 per child ... if you add testicles, that's extra"
December 19, 2025 at 9:40 AM
I think any platform that allows images in DMs proves that is way too cheap.
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I do not want them on my feed
I do not want them, no indeed
I do not want them here, Bluesky
I do not want them; please don't try.
I do not want them - are you pissed?
Do not import my contacts list.
I do not want them, no indeed
I do not want them here, Bluesky
I do not want them; please don't try.
I do not want them - are you pissed?
Do not import my contacts list.
December 18, 2025 at 9:04 AM
I do not want them on my feed
I do not want them, no indeed
I do not want them here, Bluesky
I do not want them; please don't try.
I do not want them - are you pissed?
Do not import my contacts list.
I do not want them, no indeed
I do not want them here, Bluesky
I do not want them; please don't try.
I do not want them - are you pissed?
Do not import my contacts list.
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Just so I'm clear on this, computer memory has tripled in price because a bunch of it that hasn't been produced yet has been ordered to populate GPUs that aren't installed in data centers that aren't built yet in order to service a demand that doesn't exist to make profits that don't happen.
December 15, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Just so I'm clear on this, computer memory has tripled in price because a bunch of it that hasn't been produced yet has been ordered to populate GPUs that aren't installed in data centers that aren't built yet in order to service a demand that doesn't exist to make profits that don't happen.
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A non-autistic friend who cancelled plans is really sorry to give you five hours of your delicious routine back, it has been rumoured.
Non-autistic friend who cancelled plans apologises for causing untold joy
A non-autistic friend who cancelled plans is really sorry to give you five hours of your delicious routine back, it has been rumoured. Before postponing indefinitely, Kelsey Dacey, 31, was scheduled…
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December 13, 2025 at 10:01 AM
A non-autistic friend who cancelled plans is really sorry to give you five hours of your delicious routine back, it has been rumoured.
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Remember this as a bipartisan coalition of folks in Congress tell us over and over again that they're trying to protect children online. Meanwhile the US embassy is saying even kids can't have private social media accounts if they want to visit the US.
One under-appreciated part of this: note the bit below about “and their dependents.”
Under the Trump admin’s new policy, dependent children of visa applicants are not allowed to have their social media set to private during the entire visa process. They MUST make their social media public.
Under the Trump admin’s new policy, dependent children of visa applicants are not allowed to have their social media set to private during the entire visa process. They MUST make their social media public.
From the US Embassy in London today.
December 12, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Remember this as a bipartisan coalition of folks in Congress tell us over and over again that they're trying to protect children online. Meanwhile the US embassy is saying even kids can't have private social media accounts if they want to visit the US.
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Fundamentally, health care can never be properly modeled as a consumer good, and it makes me crazy that lawmakers keep on touting that nonsense. 7/7
December 11, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Fundamentally, health care can never be properly modeled as a consumer good, and it makes me crazy that lawmakers keep on touting that nonsense. 7/7
The second most amazing thing about this is that it's the only Vinheteiro video I've seen in which he actually faces the camera, and also the video in which he makes _by far_ the least eye contact with the viewer.
I saw a lot of people posting their favorite cover songs and thought I’d add mine to the mix
December 10, 2025 at 1:02 PM
The second most amazing thing about this is that it's the only Vinheteiro video I've seen in which he actually faces the camera, and also the video in which he makes _by far_ the least eye contact with the viewer.
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Users of Gen AI climb on the backs of actual creators and stick flags between their shoulder blades, treating them like territory. Us and our work are just ladders to them. The only work they really want to do is to climb over us and claim our talent and abilities as their own.
December 9, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Users of Gen AI climb on the backs of actual creators and stick flags between their shoulder blades, treating them like territory. Us and our work are just ladders to them. The only work they really want to do is to climb over us and claim our talent and abilities as their own.
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“If it goes away when you take your meds it’s probably not a character flaw” is something I have to tell myself often.
December 7, 2025 at 3:25 PM
“If it goes away when you take your meds it’s probably not a character flaw” is something I have to tell myself often.
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That's right wing asshole for "stop accurately calling out the fact that I'm an asshole", by the way.
California Governor Gavin Newsom said on Thursday that the Democratic Party needed to be “more culturally normal” and “less judgmental.”
December 7, 2025 at 2:23 AM
That's right wing asshole for "stop accurately calling out the fact that I'm an asshole", by the way.
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Quick note to anyone thinking of buying my books: please purchase the new Swift Press versions, NOT the relatively small number of Unbound versions still knocking about, & being sold by OOINYA. Unbound stopped paying me for my work early in 2024 and I will never see a penny for these books.
November 28, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Quick note to anyone thinking of buying my books: please purchase the new Swift Press versions, NOT the relatively small number of Unbound versions still knocking about, & being sold by OOINYA. Unbound stopped paying me for my work early in 2024 and I will never see a penny for these books.