Alison
@alisongaye.bsky.social
So sober and furious and stubbornly ready
To burst into flame.
I do Harm Reduction in the south.
coys
To burst into flame.
I do Harm Reduction in the south.
coys
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Welcome to Opt Out October, our collection of tips to slowly break free from online surveillance and throw sand in the gears of overreaching large tech companies. Today’s tip is about establishing good online security fundamentals. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
Opt Out October: Daily Tips to Protect Your Privacy and Security
Trying to take control of your online privacy can feel like a full-time job. But if you break it up into small tasks and take on one project at a time it makes the process of protecting your privacy
www.eff.org
October 1, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Welcome to Opt Out October, our collection of tips to slowly break free from online surveillance and throw sand in the gears of overreaching large tech companies. Today’s tip is about establishing good online security fundamentals. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
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The dismantling of the US Forest Service is imminent [via @highcountrynews.org]
The dismantling of the US Forest Service is imminent
The public has less than a week remaining to comment on the administration's plans.
www.motherjones.com
September 25, 2025 at 1:15 PM
The dismantling of the US Forest Service is imminent [via @highcountrynews.org]
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condemnations of political violence are well taken but it does feel as if some
prominent political commentators are of the view that violence isn’t a part of the history of American politics and that is very much not true.
prominent political commentators are of the view that violence isn’t a part of the history of American politics and that is very much not true.
September 11, 2025 at 1:27 AM
condemnations of political violence are well taken but it does feel as if some
prominent political commentators are of the view that violence isn’t a part of the history of American politics and that is very much not true.
prominent political commentators are of the view that violence isn’t a part of the history of American politics and that is very much not true.
favourite bagel shop
September 5, 2025 at 9:02 PM
favourite bagel shop
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At around the 22-25 minute marks, Yarvin, JD Vance’s court philosopher, proposes a system where black people would be made wards of religious ministers, who could force them to work as indentured servants and require them to submit to 24/7 “air-tag” monitoring.
It's amusing to observe Curtis Yarvin in this setting. He seems quite in love with the sound of his own voice. And most of his utterances are the sort of banalities you'd expect of a recent autodidact—wowed by the most superficial connections, and lacking deeper contextual knowledge.
Executive Power & The Common Good | Rufo, Deneen, Caldwell, Yarvin & Burtka | Project Cosmos EP:01
YouTube video by Intercollegiate Studies Institute
www.youtube.com
August 27, 2025 at 5:41 AM
At around the 22-25 minute marks, Yarvin, JD Vance’s court philosopher, proposes a system where black people would be made wards of religious ministers, who could force them to work as indentured servants and require them to submit to 24/7 “air-tag” monitoring.
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Musician Mark Knopfler carrying a bike, and explaining, in a Salon interview, what it means to be captivated by a beautiful bicycle
Happy #BicycleBirthday, Mark!
Born August 12, 1949
Happy #BicycleBirthday, Mark!
Born August 12, 1949
August 12, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Musician Mark Knopfler carrying a bike, and explaining, in a Salon interview, what it means to be captivated by a beautiful bicycle
Happy #BicycleBirthday, Mark!
Born August 12, 1949
Happy #BicycleBirthday, Mark!
Born August 12, 1949
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when the world broke open: katrina and its afterlives
august 27— september 21 at MoMA.
co-curated by maya s. cade and k. austin collins
www.moma.org/calendar/fil...
august 27— september 21 at MoMA.
co-curated by maya s. cade and k. austin collins
www.moma.org/calendar/fil...
something you may not know about me is that i am a hurricane katrina survivor.
this year is the 20th anniversary of the hurricane and i am honored to be co-curating a film program at MoMA that takes a look at new orleans before, during, & after the storm. learn more: www.moma.org/calendar/fil...
this year is the 20th anniversary of the hurricane and i am honored to be co-curating a film program at MoMA that takes a look at new orleans before, during, & after the storm. learn more: www.moma.org/calendar/fil...
August 18, 2025 at 7:32 PM
when the world broke open: katrina and its afterlives
august 27— september 21 at MoMA.
co-curated by maya s. cade and k. austin collins
www.moma.org/calendar/fil...
august 27— september 21 at MoMA.
co-curated by maya s. cade and k. austin collins
www.moma.org/calendar/fil...
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Did Congress’ official Constitution site just delete references to parts of Article 1? https://twp.ai/4ipAZz
www.alternet.org
Did Congress’ official Constitution site just delete references to parts of Article 1?
twp.ai
August 6, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Did Congress’ official Constitution site just delete references to parts of Article 1? https://twp.ai/4ipAZz
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The OBBB is unique because of the fact it simultaneously slashes spending while ALSO cutting benefits, cutting taxes AND increasing the deficit.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Trump’s signature bill adds $3.4 trillion to deficit, leaves 10M without healthcare
“It's actually almost unheard of ... that juxtaposition of taking from the poor while giving to the rich,” one analyst said
www.independent.co.uk
July 22, 2025 at 4:10 PM
The OBBB is unique because of the fact it simultaneously slashes spending while ALSO cutting benefits, cutting taxes AND increasing the deficit.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
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On Big Jack’s birthday, a reminder of one of the great football images of all time.
May 8, 2025 at 8:18 PM
On Big Jack’s birthday, a reminder of one of the great football images of all time.
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If you've found Google to be unusably enshittified (including the very poor AI it shoves in your face), try this instead:
udm14.com
It's good. It makes Google Search good again.
udm14.com
It's good. It makes Google Search good again.
&udm=14 | the disenshittification Konami code
A quick way to get an AI-free search without any extra work.
udm14.com
May 2, 2025 at 5:46 PM
If you've found Google to be unusably enshittified (including the very poor AI it shoves in your face), try this instead:
udm14.com
It's good. It makes Google Search good again.
udm14.com
It's good. It makes Google Search good again.
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Title text: "When you worry that you're missing out on something by not making both choices simultaneously by quantum superposition, that's called phomo."
Alt text: https://explainxkcd.com/3076#Transcript
Alt text: https://explainxkcd.com/3076#Transcript
April 15, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Title text: "When you worry that you're missing out on something by not making both choices simultaneously by quantum superposition, that's called phomo."
Alt text: https://explainxkcd.com/3076#Transcript
Alt text: https://explainxkcd.com/3076#Transcript
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Accusation in a mirror (AiM) is a propaganda tactic where someone projects their own harmful intent onto others. This false attribution is used to justify aggressive or defensive actions.
'Zero Self-Awareness': Musk Invokes Soros While 'Literally' Bribing People to Vote in Wisconsin www.commondreams.org/news/elon-mu...
'Zero Self-Awareness': Musk Invokes Soros While 'Literally' Bribing People to Vote in Wisconsin | Common Dreams
"The world's richest Nazi, Elon Musk, claims hecklers are paid Soros operatives while he literally bribes people to vote for the fascist, far-right candidates of his choosing."
www.commondreams.org
March 31, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Accusation in a mirror (AiM) is a propaganda tactic where someone projects their own harmful intent onto others. This false attribution is used to justify aggressive or defensive actions.
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"It’s a familiar Silicon Valley mindset, the reason startups are forever reinventing a bus, or a bodega, or mail. It’s the implacable confidence that if you’re smart at one thing you must be smart at all of the things."
www.wired.com/story/doge-i...
www.wired.com/story/doge-i...
The Incompetence of DOGE Is a Feature, Not a Bug
A series of mistakes by DOGE shows just how arbitrary and destructive this slash-and-burn strategy can get.
www.wired.com
February 20, 2025 at 1:38 PM
"It’s a familiar Silicon Valley mindset, the reason startups are forever reinventing a bus, or a bodega, or mail. It’s the implacable confidence that if you’re smart at one thing you must be smart at all of the things."
www.wired.com/story/doge-i...
www.wired.com/story/doge-i...
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‼️ The National Park Service has REMOVED mentions of transgender people being involved with Stonewall. Not only did the remove the world "Transgender" but changed "LGBTQ+" to "LGBQ+".
The federal government is attempting to erase us and take away our history.
This pride, we riot.
The federal government is attempting to erase us and take away our history.
This pride, we riot.
February 13, 2025 at 9:01 PM
‼️ The National Park Service has REMOVED mentions of transgender people being involved with Stonewall. Not only did the remove the world "Transgender" but changed "LGBTQ+" to "LGBQ+".
The federal government is attempting to erase us and take away our history.
This pride, we riot.
The federal government is attempting to erase us and take away our history.
This pride, we riot.
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If anyone claims that the current anti-trans panic was caused in any part by trans people advocating for our human rights, that person is lying through their teeth.
The religious right lost on marriage equality, and immediately started going after trans people instead. That's what happened.
The religious right lost on marriage equality, and immediately started going after trans people instead. That's what happened.
February 6, 2025 at 4:10 PM
If anyone claims that the current anti-trans panic was caused in any part by trans people advocating for our human rights, that person is lying through their teeth.
The religious right lost on marriage equality, and immediately started going after trans people instead. That's what happened.
The religious right lost on marriage equality, and immediately started going after trans people instead. That's what happened.
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This is where we are now: A city in Northern California isn’t just making homelessness illegal—it’s criminalizing those who *help* people living on the street.
Under a new ordinance, “aiding or abetting” an encampment would be a misdemeanor, punishable by a $1,000 fine and up to six months in jail.
Under a new ordinance, “aiding or abetting” an encampment would be a misdemeanor, punishable by a $1,000 fine and up to six months in jail.
February 4, 2025 at 7:34 PM
This is where we are now: A city in Northern California isn’t just making homelessness illegal—it’s criminalizing those who *help* people living on the street.
Under a new ordinance, “aiding or abetting” an encampment would be a misdemeanor, punishable by a $1,000 fine and up to six months in jail.
Under a new ordinance, “aiding or abetting” an encampment would be a misdemeanor, punishable by a $1,000 fine and up to six months in jail.
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The first thing I would do as Fentanyl Czar would be to open up safe consumption sites all over the country
February 3, 2025 at 10:57 PM
The first thing I would do as Fentanyl Czar would be to open up safe consumption sites all over the country
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Deleted this thread because the claims on Reddit about the authors don't appear to be accurate. The metadata is present and does list author names, but they aren't who the initial post suggested.
January 27, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Deleted this thread because the claims on Reddit about the authors don't appear to be accurate. The metadata is present and does list author names, but they aren't who the initial post suggested.
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Trump's executive order attempts to codify a grade-school understanding of sex and biology defied by the very existence of intersex people--which is probably why it doesn't mention them at all
January 23, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Trump's executive order attempts to codify a grade-school understanding of sex and biology defied by the very existence of intersex people--which is probably why it doesn't mention them at all
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How do you issue a statement about trans people and not say the word 'trans'?
Stonewall responds to new US Government's announcements on LGBTQ+ rights.
January 21, 2025 at 8:12 PM
How do you issue a statement about trans people and not say the word 'trans'?