Alyssa M Torres
@alyssasketchd.bsky.social
So many Cassandras in 2015. I know we still have not made the consequences steep enough for those who told us we were overreacting.
the reason why those "the left made me do ___" things ring so hollow is that Trump has been, since 2015, the primary actor in US politics. everything, in some shape or form, has been a reaction to his assault on the sanctity of the US constitutional order
2020-2021 was a particularly bad time but as long as Trump kept upping the ante the polarization was going to happen anyway
December 5, 2025 at 12:17 PM
So many Cassandras in 2015. I know we still have not made the consequences steep enough for those who told us we were overreacting.
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The first school to market itself as AI free is going to corner the market on people interested in actually learning. And I would not be surprised if rich families and the children of people creating this tech were the first movers.
My employer, Dartmouth College, today boasts it's 1st Ivy "to launch AI at an institutional scale." It is doing this by partnering--"more than a collaboration"--with Anthropic, a company that stole the books of many faculty, me included, which many of us are suing.
December 5, 2025 at 1:40 AM
The first school to market itself as AI free is going to corner the market on people interested in actually learning. And I would not be surprised if rich families and the children of people creating this tech were the first movers.
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I was masking a house out of a photo for an edit and accidentally made an ontologically evil image
December 5, 2025 at 1:39 AM
I was masking a house out of a photo for an edit and accidentally made an ontologically evil image
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i am extremely proud to announce my latest journalism
this piece is all about André 3000, Big Boi, OutKast, the Dirty South, the origins of rap music, and creating inspiration for each other inside a violent world
read it for free: junoryleejournalism.com/2025/12/04/g...
this piece is all about André 3000, Big Boi, OutKast, the Dirty South, the origins of rap music, and creating inspiration for each other inside a violent world
read it for free: junoryleejournalism.com/2025/12/04/g...
December 5, 2025 at 3:50 AM
i am extremely proud to announce my latest journalism
this piece is all about André 3000, Big Boi, OutKast, the Dirty South, the origins of rap music, and creating inspiration for each other inside a violent world
read it for free: junoryleejournalism.com/2025/12/04/g...
this piece is all about André 3000, Big Boi, OutKast, the Dirty South, the origins of rap music, and creating inspiration for each other inside a violent world
read it for free: junoryleejournalism.com/2025/12/04/g...
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Historian of eugenics here. I don't normally like to retweet bad arguments, but this is such a fundamental misunderstanding of eugenics, I think it's important to point out. I don't have time to debunk all of the ways this is inaccurate, but I'll highlight a few things and then recommend some books🧵
December 4, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Historian of eugenics here. I don't normally like to retweet bad arguments, but this is such a fundamental misunderstanding of eugenics, I think it's important to point out. I don't have time to debunk all of the ways this is inaccurate, but I'll highlight a few things and then recommend some books🧵
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Incomplete book list:
Kevles, In the Name of Eugenics
Stern, Eugenic Nation
Kline, Building a Better Race
Pernick, The Black Stork
But most importantly, for OP...
Kevles, In the Name of Eugenics
Stern, Eugenic Nation
Kline, Building a Better Race
Pernick, The Black Stork
But most importantly, for OP...
December 4, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Incomplete book list:
Kevles, In the Name of Eugenics
Stern, Eugenic Nation
Kline, Building a Better Race
Pernick, The Black Stork
But most importantly, for OP...
Kevles, In the Name of Eugenics
Stern, Eugenic Nation
Kline, Building a Better Race
Pernick, The Black Stork
But most importantly, for OP...
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Cruelty is anhedonic. It rarely delivers the euphoria promised because, in the abstract, what feels righteous and joyful inevitably reveals itself to be sordid and small. Then it's "No not like that". "No not enough". "No the real battle, the forever war to make this feel good starts now". Forever.
Note how these awful people are getting exactly the exclusions of children that they demanded and *that still isn’t enough for them*: they demand everyone be delighted about it and kiss their arses for being brilliant.
December 4, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Cruelty is anhedonic. It rarely delivers the euphoria promised because, in the abstract, what feels righteous and joyful inevitably reveals itself to be sordid and small. Then it's "No not like that". "No not enough". "No the real battle, the forever war to make this feel good starts now". Forever.
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Chicago — Vivian Maier, 1961
December 4, 2025 at 4:16 AM
Chicago — Vivian Maier, 1961
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Hey friends!
I'm looking for some volunteer VAs to perform short one liners for my end credits scene for my Kingdom Hearts March Caprice Animation project!
I need Sora Donald and Goofy.
Here's a link to the Doc form.
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
It'll remain up until the roles are filled.
I'm looking for some volunteer VAs to perform short one liners for my end credits scene for my Kingdom Hearts March Caprice Animation project!
I need Sora Donald and Goofy.
Here's a link to the Doc form.
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
It'll remain up until the roles are filled.
December 4, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Hey friends!
I'm looking for some volunteer VAs to perform short one liners for my end credits scene for my Kingdom Hearts March Caprice Animation project!
I need Sora Donald and Goofy.
Here's a link to the Doc form.
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
It'll remain up until the roles are filled.
I'm looking for some volunteer VAs to perform short one liners for my end credits scene for my Kingdom Hearts March Caprice Animation project!
I need Sora Donald and Goofy.
Here's a link to the Doc form.
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
It'll remain up until the roles are filled.
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Religion note: Remember that pastor who was arrested protesting an ICE detention facility outside Chicago recently? The one who was photographed on the ground as officers arrested him?
That's Rev. Michael Woolf, and this is his church.
That's Rev. Michael Woolf, and this is his church.
December 4, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Religion note: Remember that pastor who was arrested protesting an ICE detention facility outside Chicago recently? The one who was photographed on the ground as officers arrested him?
That's Rev. Michael Woolf, and this is his church.
That's Rev. Michael Woolf, and this is his church.
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"The 6-year-old is part of a growing number of children arrested and detained by ICE"
God have mercy
God have mercy
December 3, 2025 at 3:44 AM
"The 6-year-old is part of a growing number of children arrested and detained by ICE"
God have mercy
God have mercy
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Feels like "missing" is inaccurate. This child was kidnapped by the secret police and is now either a political prisoner or a trafficking victim.
A 6-year-old boy is missing after ICE arrested him and his dad in NYC last week and shipped them off to separate facilities. www.thecity.nyc/2025/12/02/i... @thecity.nyc @gwynnefitz.bsky.social
ICE Arrested and Separated Chinese Father From 6-Year-Old Son, Advocates Say
The father and son were detained at an ICE check-in on Nov. 26, advocates say. The son’s location is currently unknown, while the father is being held at an upstate ICE facility.
www.thecity.nyc
December 3, 2025 at 5:17 AM
Feels like "missing" is inaccurate. This child was kidnapped by the secret police and is now either a political prisoner or a trafficking victim.
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William Blake, in 1783, metaphorically warning women to be wary:
He caught me in his silken net,
And shut me in his golden cage.
He loves to sit and hear me sing,
Then, laughing, sports and plays with me;
Then stretches out my golden wing,
And mocks my loss of liberty.
He caught me in his silken net,
And shut me in his golden cage.
He loves to sit and hear me sing,
Then, laughing, sports and plays with me;
Then stretches out my golden wing,
And mocks my loss of liberty.
December 2, 2025 at 4:48 PM
William Blake, in 1783, metaphorically warning women to be wary:
He caught me in his silken net,
And shut me in his golden cage.
He loves to sit and hear me sing,
Then, laughing, sports and plays with me;
Then stretches out my golden wing,
And mocks my loss of liberty.
He caught me in his silken net,
And shut me in his golden cage.
He loves to sit and hear me sing,
Then, laughing, sports and plays with me;
Then stretches out my golden wing,
And mocks my loss of liberty.
If you see this, post something monochromatic.
December 2, 2025 at 10:19 AM
If you see this, post something monochromatic.
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writers artists
🤝
getting our best work
🤝 done at 2am 🤝
🤝
criminals santa claus
🤝
getting our best work
🤝 done at 2am 🤝
🤝
criminals santa claus
March 28, 2025 at 1:49 AM
writers artists
🤝
getting our best work
🤝 done at 2am 🤝
🤝
criminals santa claus
🤝
getting our best work
🤝 done at 2am 🤝
🤝
criminals santa claus
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"Eligible to New York City-based artists with children under the age of three, awardees will receive a grant for $25,000 to be used for childcare expenses with the provider of their choice." www.artistsandmothers.org/grant - Applications due by Jan 2.
Grant — Artists and Mothers
www.artistsandmothers.org
December 1, 2025 at 7:41 PM
"Eligible to New York City-based artists with children under the age of three, awardees will receive a grant for $25,000 to be used for childcare expenses with the provider of their choice." www.artistsandmothers.org/grant - Applications due by Jan 2.
So not only are they taking record “profits” from the boosts in industry but next they want to prevent anyone BUT the top Fat Cats from participating in the profits. They’re so pathetic and obvious.
The U.S. Transportation Department is threatening to shut down thousands of truck driving schools, part of the Trump administration's widening crackdown on industry.
Thousands of U.S. trucking schools could lose accreditation under DOT crackdown
The U.S. Transportation Department is threatening to shut down thousands of truck driving schools, part of the Trump administration's widening crackdown on industry.
n.pr
December 2, 2025 at 3:06 AM
So not only are they taking record “profits” from the boosts in industry but next they want to prevent anyone BUT the top Fat Cats from participating in the profits. They’re so pathetic and obvious.
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Do any Los Angeles folks follow me? If yes, you might be interested in this mutual aid group that is raising funds for toy drives for immigrant families in Southern California and beyond. www.gofundme.com/f/angelitos2...
Donate to Support Angelitos sin Miedo: Holiday Hope, organized by Rosa Vazquez
Across the country, millions of children are entering this Christmas season wit… Rosa Vazquez needs your support for Support Angelitos sin Miedo: Holiday Hope
www.gofundme.com
December 1, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Do any Los Angeles folks follow me? If yes, you might be interested in this mutual aid group that is raising funds for toy drives for immigrant families in Southern California and beyond. www.gofundme.com/f/angelitos2...
I’ve had a really rough week and weekend.
I don’t want to do a single family obligation for at least 60 weeks. But that is not possible.
I don’t want to do a single family obligation for at least 60 weeks. But that is not possible.
December 1, 2025 at 5:26 AM
I’ve had a really rough week and weekend.
I don’t want to do a single family obligation for at least 60 weeks. But that is not possible.
I don’t want to do a single family obligation for at least 60 weeks. But that is not possible.
Fuck her
The secret to early retirement; dine out rarely, fly economy and be a Google employee making $390,000/year married to a fellow Google employee 17 years older than you who likely makes twice as much as you.
37-year-old quit her $390,000 Google job after saving up $1.5 million—see the 'no buy checklist' that helps her spend less
She left a $390,000-a-year job and now uses a simple set of rules to make her savings last in Switzerland.
www.cnbc.com
December 1, 2025 at 5:24 AM
Fuck her
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You are infinitely closer to struggling than you ever will be to billionaires
James Van Der Beek Auctioning Off Dawson’s Creek Items Amid Cancer Journey
James Van Der Beek has put several Dawson’s Creek and Varsity Blues items up for auction as he continues to battle stage 3 colon cancer.
www.eonline.com
November 13, 2025 at 12:09 AM
You are infinitely closer to struggling than you ever will be to billionaires
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I just became aware of this incredibly relatable drawing by John Singer Sargent.
November 29, 2025 at 2:31 AM
I just became aware of this incredibly relatable drawing by John Singer Sargent.
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i know WHY this is but that just makes it even more of a kick in the pants lmao
November 28, 2025 at 3:28 AM
i know WHY this is but that just makes it even more of a kick in the pants lmao
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I hope you're having a happy Thanksgiving. Here's a great piece from @kaliholloway.bsky.social on how Turkey Day was long opposed by white evangelicals as a holiday for woke Yankees www.thenation.com/article/soci...
Make Thanksgiving Radical Again
The holiday’s real roots lie in abolition, liberation, and anti-racism. Let’s reconnect to that legacy.
www.thenation.com
November 27, 2025 at 9:40 PM
I hope you're having a happy Thanksgiving. Here's a great piece from @kaliholloway.bsky.social on how Turkey Day was long opposed by white evangelicals as a holiday for woke Yankees www.thenation.com/article/soci...
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What are abstract ideas like “being happy” and “having fulfillment” compared to real world achievements like “working full time for a company and still needing food stamps”
While work-life balance may give you a sense of happiness and fulfillment, it isn’t always realistic, says Walmart executive vice president and chief people officer Donna Morris.
Walmart exec: ‘I’ve never believed in the term work-life balance’—this is the mantra that made her highly successful instead
Many professionals see work-life balance as a non-negotiable. Walmart CPO Donna Morris says people should practice work-life integration instead. Here's why.
cnb.cx
November 27, 2025 at 7:39 PM
What are abstract ideas like “being happy” and “having fulfillment” compared to real world achievements like “working full time for a company and still needing food stamps”