Birdwell is Not Shutting Up
@wellbird.bsky.social
Author of dystopian worlds, past and future. (The present speaks for itself.) I'm a recovering anthropologist and a progressive who doesn't believe in progress. (she/her)
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These days, this feels painfully obvious. (Background photo is one I took on the streets on Havana.)
This feels so ominous. time.com/7339685/pers...
The Architects of AI Are TIME's 2025 Person of the Year
The Architects of AI drove the economy, shaped geopolitics, and changed the way we interact with the world
time.com
December 14, 2025 at 12:03 PM
This feels so ominous. time.com/7339685/pers...
I miss wall-mounted bathroom heaters. Why shouldn't we have extra heat in the only room in the house where we stand around wet and naked?? 🥶
December 9, 2025 at 4:18 PM
I miss wall-mounted bathroom heaters. Why shouldn't we have extra heat in the only room in the house where we stand around wet and naked?? 🥶
Despite being a huge Crockett fangirl, I'm backing Talarico for Senate here in Texas. 💙
TEXAS CAN GERRYMANDER ALL THEY WANT, BUT THE RIGHT KIND OF POLITICIAN WILL STILL WIN.
James Talarico, Texas State Representative, former middle school teacher, and Presbyterian seminarian running for the U.S. Senate to take power back for working people. 🗽
James Talarico, Texas State Representative, former middle school teacher, and Presbyterian seminarian running for the U.S. Senate to take power back for working people. 🗽
December 9, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Despite being a huge Crockett fangirl, I'm backing Talarico for Senate here in Texas. 💙
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The university bought Claude AI for students to use.
Here it is at work, denying that the East Wing of the White House has been demolished.
Great stuff, academia.
Here it is at work, denying that the East Wing of the White House has been demolished.
Great stuff, academia.
December 9, 2025 at 12:56 PM
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Why is Jasmine Crockett sending me (in Texas) donation emails via "Fair Fight Colorado"? It concerns me that her national recognition will result in a bigger bankroll and a nomination for an election she can't win. I'm a huge fan of Crockett, but Talarico is our better choice in this Senate race.
December 9, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Why is Jasmine Crockett sending me (in Texas) donation emails via "Fair Fight Colorado"? It concerns me that her national recognition will result in a bigger bankroll and a nomination for an election she can't win. I'm a huge fan of Crockett, but Talarico is our better choice in this Senate race.
FIFA Peace Prize??? More like a pacification prize to keep Trump from totally fucking up the World Cup. 🤮
December 5, 2025 at 7:27 PM
FIFA Peace Prize??? More like a pacification prize to keep Trump from totally fucking up the World Cup. 🤮
Bingo.
Trump pardoned Henry Cuellar, the Texas Democrat who was indicted by the Biden DOJ on charges of bribery and money laundering.
We have policy disagreements with the last anti-abortion Democrat in Congress. But that’s not what this is about.
Cuellar is now compromised by Trump and can’t be trusted.
We have policy disagreements with the last anti-abortion Democrat in Congress. But that’s not what this is about.
Cuellar is now compromised by Trump and can’t be trusted.
December 4, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Bingo.
The figures may be a bit off but the point is on target. These fishermen do not represent a threat.
The boats the regime is claiming are going from Venezuela to the US would need to refuel over 20 times to get to Miami.
They are lying to us.
They are lying to us.
December 3, 2025 at 10:37 PM
The figures may be a bit off but the point is on target. These fishermen do not represent a threat.
Dr. Heather’s is the voice of sober moral clarity we need right now. open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
November 30, 2025
On Friday evening, the Wall Street Journal published an article about the Trump administration’s negotiations with Russia over Ukraine that illuminated the administration’s approach to the world at ho...
open.substack.com
December 1, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Dr. Heather’s is the voice of sober moral clarity we need right now. open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
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If the Venezuelan sailors were enemy combatants, then the 2nd strike is a war crime.
If the Venezuelan sailors weren’t enemy combatants, then both strikes are criminal murder.
It’s that simple.
If the Venezuelan sailors weren’t enemy combatants, then both strikes are criminal murder.
It’s that simple.
November 30, 2025 at 8:42 PM
If the Venezuelan sailors were enemy combatants, then the 2nd strike is a war crime.
If the Venezuelan sailors weren’t enemy combatants, then both strikes are criminal murder.
It’s that simple.
If the Venezuelan sailors weren’t enemy combatants, then both strikes are criminal murder.
It’s that simple.
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Imagine if they just subsidized newspapers and magazines the way they’re subsidizing this slop
"All of this falls apart if humans don't adopt the tech. This is why you've seen Meta cram its lame chatbots into WhatsApp and Instagram. This is why Notepad and Paint now have useless Copilot buttons on Windows. This is why Google Gemini wants to "help you" read and reply to your emails."
Analysis: OpenAI is a loss-making machine, how can it survive?
Don't call it a bubble! Loss-making monster OpenAI is on the hook for $1.4 trillion (with a T) in compute commitments. How can this go on?
www.windowscentral.com
November 30, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Imagine if they just subsidized newspapers and magazines the way they’re subsidizing this slop
Except we're not officially at war, so I guess that's just...Crimes.
November 29, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Except we're not officially at war, so I guess that's just...Crimes.
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Today, after months of requests, I toured the Broadview ICE Processing Facility. I want to share what I saw.
The facility has no food vendor, no medical care, and detainees have to use toilets in the middle of shared cells. These are in no way suitable conditions to be holding anyone — period.
The facility has no food vendor, no medical care, and detainees have to use toilets in the middle of shared cells. These are in no way suitable conditions to be holding anyone — period.
November 25, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Today, after months of requests, I toured the Broadview ICE Processing Facility. I want to share what I saw.
The facility has no food vendor, no medical care, and detainees have to use toilets in the middle of shared cells. These are in no way suitable conditions to be holding anyone — period.
The facility has no food vendor, no medical care, and detainees have to use toilets in the middle of shared cells. These are in no way suitable conditions to be holding anyone — period.
Be a good frog and don't buy anything today. 🐸
“No,” said Frog.
November 28, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Be a good frog and don't buy anything today. 🐸
Could there be a reason why WaPo chose to hype Black Friday rather than covering the nationwide boycott against billionaire brands? Maybe it's that WaPo is owned by the same guy who owns Amazon? BUY ONLY FROM SMALL BUSINESSES or direct from artists, crafters, and creatives. #aintbuyingit #boycott
November 28, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Could there be a reason why WaPo chose to hype Black Friday rather than covering the nationwide boycott against billionaire brands? Maybe it's that WaPo is owned by the same guy who owns Amazon? BUY ONLY FROM SMALL BUSINESSES or direct from artists, crafters, and creatives. #aintbuyingit #boycott
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Trump promoting a death threat should not be dismissed as just one more of his excesses.
When a wannabe autocrat aligns himself with a call to execute political foes, it’s not just another Trump social media post. It’s another warning.
When a wannabe autocrat aligns himself with a call to execute political foes, it’s not just another Trump social media post. It’s another warning.
Trump endorses hanging Democratic members of Congress
"Their words cannot be allowed to stand."
www.motherjones.com
November 20, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Trump promoting a death threat should not be dismissed as just one more of his excesses.
When a wannabe autocrat aligns himself with a call to execute political foes, it’s not just another Trump social media post. It’s another warning.
When a wannabe autocrat aligns himself with a call to execute political foes, it’s not just another Trump social media post. It’s another warning.
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🔴 Scolding a U.S. reporter for asking questions about MBS ordering a fellow journalist to be bonesawed to death signals to dictators everywhere that they can murder journalists with impunity.
Read our full statement below:
Read our full statement below:
November 19, 2025 at 2:28 AM
🔴 Scolding a U.S. reporter for asking questions about MBS ordering a fellow journalist to be bonesawed to death signals to dictators everywhere that they can murder journalists with impunity.
Read our full statement below:
Read our full statement below:
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Finally got my Election Recap posted! The summary? Voters hate book banners. It’s an established pattern, even in red states like Texas.
Read the details of how pro-censorship school board candidates took another drubbing in the Lone Star State:
franklinstrong.substack.com/p/election-r...
Read the details of how pro-censorship school board candidates took another drubbing in the Lone Star State:
franklinstrong.substack.com/p/election-r...
Election Recap: Another Bad Night for Book Bans
It’s becoming routine:
franklinstrong.substack.com
November 17, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Finally got my Election Recap posted! The summary? Voters hate book banners. It’s an established pattern, even in red states like Texas.
Read the details of how pro-censorship school board candidates took another drubbing in the Lone Star State:
franklinstrong.substack.com/p/election-r...
Read the details of how pro-censorship school board candidates took another drubbing in the Lone Star State:
franklinstrong.substack.com/p/election-r...
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NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
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“straight up giving the president a bar of gold” is where we’re at now on the “corruption isn’t real” scale
good work, John Roberts
good work, John Roberts
"It was tough to beat Apple, but the Swiss did it." said one administration official.
How the Swiss convinced Trump to drop tariffs with gifts of a Rolex desk clock and a 1 kg gold bar.
www.axios.com/2025/11/14/t...
How the Swiss convinced Trump to drop tariffs with gifts of a Rolex desk clock and a 1 kg gold bar.
www.axios.com/2025/11/14/t...
How to lobby Trump with Swiss precision: gifts, gold and gab
How the Swiss broke a diplomatic logjam on tariffs by arriving with tributes fit for a king.
www.axios.com
November 15, 2025 at 5:16 PM
“straight up giving the president a bar of gold” is where we’re at now on the “corruption isn’t real” scale
good work, John Roberts
good work, John Roberts
Time to liberate ourselves from the grip of the billionaires. Go indie.
Let's focus on supporting each other this year. Indie authors, publishers, magazines & editors need to stay connected! Keep yourself integrated into the SFFH world by reading Locus! Support our nonprofit and help us create the network we all deserve... https://locusmag.com/
November 15, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Time to liberate ourselves from the grip of the billionaires. Go indie.
America's attack on fishing boats needs to STOP!! open.substack.com/pub/donnabir...
THEY ARE NOT NARCOTERRORISTS!
Notes from an Anthropologist
open.substack.com
November 14, 2025 at 3:39 PM
America's attack on fishing boats needs to STOP!! open.substack.com/pub/donnabir...
The bill to reopen the gov will enable the crucial work of the Library of Congress to continue, but we still need to secure funding for the Institute of Museum and Library Services as well as the National Archives.
www.everylibrary.org/2026_minibus via @everylibrary.bsky.social
www.everylibrary.org/2026_minibus via @everylibrary.bsky.social
Statement on FY2026 "Minibus" Funding for the Library of Congress
www.everylibrary.org
November 13, 2025 at 6:28 PM
The bill to reopen the gov will enable the crucial work of the Library of Congress to continue, but we still need to secure funding for the Institute of Museum and Library Services as well as the National Archives.
www.everylibrary.org/2026_minibus via @everylibrary.bsky.social
www.everylibrary.org/2026_minibus via @everylibrary.bsky.social
GOP seems fully committed to replacing Obamacare with Wedontcare. 🤬
November 13, 2025 at 12:50 PM
GOP seems fully committed to replacing Obamacare with Wedontcare. 🤬
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Important to understand the Epstein stuff and the fascism and the corruption are, in a lot of ways, really all the same story from different angles: powerful men who can and do abuse vulnerable people around them because they can, and because systems of elite accountability catastrophically failed
November 12, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Important to understand the Epstein stuff and the fascism and the corruption are, in a lot of ways, really all the same story from different angles: powerful men who can and do abuse vulnerable people around them because they can, and because systems of elite accountability catastrophically failed