Ginger Snaps
@61n63r5n4p5.bsky.social
Awkward neurodivergent Xennial mom, doing my part to keep my town weird. Adoptee in reunion. NCSU alumna & Wolfpack fan. Vinyl & rescue pet collector. Explorer of the messy depths of grief, trauma, & life after alcohol.
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I thought the Constitution was a thing… 🧐🤷🏻♀️🦁 #HeJustCantWaitToBeKing #parody
September 4, 2025 at 2:50 PM
I thought the Constitution was a thing… 🧐🤷🏻♀️🦁 #HeJustCantWaitToBeKing #parody
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Trump Still Polling Well With Working-Class American Pedophiles
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Trump Still Polling Well With Working-Class American Pedophiles
WASHINGTON—Despite the president’s sagging approval rating overall, a Gallup Poll released Tuesday confirmed that Donald Trump’s support remained overwhelmingly strong among working-class American pedophiles. “Even though his polling numbers among Americans who are not sexually attracted to children have hit a second-term low, the president’s approval rating is still an impressive 80% among child rapists […]
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August 3, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Trump Still Polling Well With Working-Class American Pedophiles
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One of my not-quite developed thoughts at the moment is that originalist methodology violates the 14th amendment if it fails to include writings and thought from marginalized people.
There's something really interesting going on here methodologically in Justice Jackson's Medina v. Planned Parenthood dissent. You can see it in one footnote.
In short, Jackson is emphasizing that Black Americans are part of the original "public" about which "originalists" should be concerned.
In short, Jackson is emphasizing that Black Americans are part of the original "public" about which "originalists" should be concerned.
June 26, 2025 at 2:55 PM
One of my not-quite developed thoughts at the moment is that originalist methodology violates the 14th amendment if it fails to include writings and thought from marginalized people.
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Watch @timmiller.bsky.social on the Israel-Iran conflict: "There's one thing I do know, I wish that a genocidal maniac was not leading Iran and that a corrupt, indiscriminate, prime minister was not leading Israel and that a fucking moron was not leading our country."
June 18, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Watch @timmiller.bsky.social on the Israel-Iran conflict: "There's one thing I do know, I wish that a genocidal maniac was not leading Iran and that a corrupt, indiscriminate, prime minister was not leading Israel and that a fucking moron was not leading our country."
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Nailed it
June 19, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Nailed it
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this is a sith lightsaber, from the war. I keep it on a shelf right next to my stormtrooper armor and imperial officer’s uniform. I’ve even got a verified chunk of the death star from yavin. I’m just a collector. I just think the history is interesting. no, I don’t have any rebel stuff
June 19, 2025 at 3:59 AM
this is a sith lightsaber, from the war. I keep it on a shelf right next to my stormtrooper armor and imperial officer’s uniform. I’ve even got a verified chunk of the death star from yavin. I’m just a collector. I just think the history is interesting. no, I don’t have any rebel stuff
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What is common knowledge in your field, but shocks outsiders?
Most translators aren't taught how to translate, they mostly learn on the job.
BUT just because someone knows two languages, doesn't mean they can translate. It's still a skill one needs to learn.
Most translators aren't taught how to translate, they mostly learn on the job.
BUT just because someone knows two languages, doesn't mean they can translate. It's still a skill one needs to learn.
What is common knowledge in your field, but shocks outsiders?
Unless you seek it out, most professors don't learn how to teach. It's not part of the job requirements. The idea is that you're an expert in your field and that's Enough.
Unless you seek it out, most professors don't learn how to teach. It's not part of the job requirements. The idea is that you're an expert in your field and that's Enough.
What is common knowledge in your field, but shocks outsiders?
Egyptologists don’t know every tiny detail of the ca. 5000 yrs of ancient Egypt. That’s why we have specializations! Language, art, archaeology, bioarchaeology, etc.
I mostly study New Kingdom period art, specifically the Amarna period
Egyptologists don’t know every tiny detail of the ca. 5000 yrs of ancient Egypt. That’s why we have specializations! Language, art, archaeology, bioarchaeology, etc.
I mostly study New Kingdom period art, specifically the Amarna period
June 17, 2025 at 10:45 AM
What is common knowledge in your field, but shocks outsiders?
Most translators aren't taught how to translate, they mostly learn on the job.
BUT just because someone knows two languages, doesn't mean they can translate. It's still a skill one needs to learn.
Most translators aren't taught how to translate, they mostly learn on the job.
BUT just because someone knows two languages, doesn't mean they can translate. It's still a skill one needs to learn.
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Rep. Randy Fine claims that President Trump was "assassinated twice."
Big, if true.
Big, if true.
June 16, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Rep. Randy Fine claims that President Trump was "assassinated twice."
Big, if true.
Big, if true.
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“The killer was a rent-a-cop” is an unexpectedly confusing conclusion to the “what if the killer wasn’t impersonating a cop” conversation
June 14, 2025 at 6:14 PM
“The killer was a rent-a-cop” is an unexpectedly confusing conclusion to the “what if the killer wasn’t impersonating a cop” conversation
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And for non-Minnesotans, she was the Speaker of the MN House from 2019-2025--this is a HUGE deal. She was one of the most important Democrats in the entire state of Minnesota.
June 14, 2025 at 2:51 PM
And for non-Minnesotans, she was the Speaker of the MN House from 2019-2025--this is a HUGE deal. She was one of the most important Democrats in the entire state of Minnesota.
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Terrorists are running our country. He is a terrorist leader. He is the Osama Bin Laden of the US.
June 14, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Terrorists are running our country. He is a terrorist leader. He is the Osama Bin Laden of the US.
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Like so many others, I was woken by an alert because of a terrorist targeting Democratic lawmakers. I hope for the best for the victims and also hope the SOB is caught quickly so justice can be served.
June 14, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Like so many others, I was woken by an alert because of a terrorist targeting Democratic lawmakers. I hope for the best for the victims and also hope the SOB is caught quickly so justice can be served.
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it’s easy to be committed to restoring the identity rights of #adoptees. all you have to worry about are a bunch of really bad arguments for the other side, plus a mountain of hegemonic public opinion shaped by 100 years of pro-adoption propaganda
March 24, 2025 at 10:02 PM
it’s easy to be committed to restoring the identity rights of #adoptees. all you have to worry about are a bunch of really bad arguments for the other side, plus a mountain of hegemonic public opinion shaped by 100 years of pro-adoption propaganda
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I will not fucking apologize for my existence. 🥚
My identity is no one’s “family secret.”Fuck this. 🥚
Family secrets are sometimes best hidden.
March 24, 2025 at 4:39 PM
I will not fucking apologize for my existence. 🥚
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The only bio family my child knows are because of 23andMe. People can scoff and claim we're stupid for using it, but if you don't know that alienation from your family lineage, you can politely go fuck yourself. This is a tragedy for adoptees and donor conceived persons who have no other options.
i would like to remind everyone who deplores the use of services like 23andMe that there exist people with hidden or secret parentage, including donor-conceived people and #adopted people like myself, for whom these services may be their *only* access to the truth to which they have a human right.
March 24, 2025 at 4:50 PM
The only bio family my child knows are because of 23andMe. People can scoff and claim we're stupid for using it, but if you don't know that alienation from your family lineage, you can politely go fuck yourself. This is a tragedy for adoptees and donor conceived persons who have no other options.
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some of you need to think a whole lot harder about the differences between privacy, secrecy, and anonymity.
no one has a privacy right to keep my own identity a secret from me. My identity belongs to me.
people seem to care a whole lot about personal autonomy EXCEPT when #adoptees demand theirs.
no one has a privacy right to keep my own identity a secret from me. My identity belongs to me.
people seem to care a whole lot about personal autonomy EXCEPT when #adoptees demand theirs.
March 24, 2025 at 5:25 PM
some of you need to think a whole lot harder about the differences between privacy, secrecy, and anonymity.
no one has a privacy right to keep my own identity a secret from me. My identity belongs to me.
people seem to care a whole lot about personal autonomy EXCEPT when #adoptees demand theirs.
no one has a privacy right to keep my own identity a secret from me. My identity belongs to me.
people seem to care a whole lot about personal autonomy EXCEPT when #adoptees demand theirs.
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For #adoptees like me, these services have changed our lives. We shouldn't have to worry about our DNA being sold and comprimised, but it's a risk we are willing to take. My life is so much better, knowing who I am and where I came from. If you never had to wonder who you are, you're privileged. 🥚
March 24, 2025 at 4:52 PM
For #adoptees like me, these services have changed our lives. We shouldn't have to worry about our DNA being sold and comprimised, but it's a risk we are willing to take. My life is so much better, knowing who I am and where I came from. If you never had to wonder who you are, you're privileged. 🥚
I had to submit my DNA to both 23andMe and Ancestry to find my birth family because the state of North Carolina won't release my OG birth certificate to me until the year 2078.
i am not defending companies like Ancestry and 23andMe. as always, i am denouncing the existence of systems and practices, like adoption and anonymous gamete donation, that deliberately conceal human beings’ parentage to suit the desires of others.
March 24, 2025 at 6:42 PM
I had to submit my DNA to both 23andMe and Ancestry to find my birth family because the state of North Carolina won't release my OG birth certificate to me until the year 2078.
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Public library energy is the best energy. Like here is all the knowledge we could find, it's been meticulously organized and catalogued and it will cost you nothing today, welcome to the absolute pinnacle of human civic evolution, feel free to pull up any bean bag chair you like :) 📚❤️
March 21, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Public library energy is the best energy. Like here is all the knowledge we could find, it's been meticulously organized and catalogued and it will cost you nothing today, welcome to the absolute pinnacle of human civic evolution, feel free to pull up any bean bag chair you like :) 📚❤️
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More people waking up to the realization they voted for the devil because they didn't bother to understand the details.
The devil is always in the details.
The devil is always in the details.
March 21, 2025 at 3:50 PM
More people waking up to the realization they voted for the devil because they didn't bother to understand the details.
The devil is always in the details.
The devil is always in the details.