Blueberry Dale
@blueberrydale.bsky.social
erstwhile librarian
occasional numberwanger
occasional numberwanger
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You can’t tell if someone is disabled just by looking at them.
There’s no such thing as the “genuinely disabled”.
You are not entitled to a person’s entire medical history just so you can decide whether to believe them or not.
People are not faking disability, most are trying to fake being well.
There’s no such thing as the “genuinely disabled”.
You are not entitled to a person’s entire medical history just so you can decide whether to believe them or not.
People are not faking disability, most are trying to fake being well.
December 4, 2025 at 5:52 AM
You can’t tell if someone is disabled just by looking at them.
There’s no such thing as the “genuinely disabled”.
You are not entitled to a person’s entire medical history just so you can decide whether to believe them or not.
People are not faking disability, most are trying to fake being well.
There’s no such thing as the “genuinely disabled”.
You are not entitled to a person’s entire medical history just so you can decide whether to believe them or not.
People are not faking disability, most are trying to fake being well.
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Pantone really said MORE WHITE in trumps America
pantone just named landlord white the color of the year 2026, WE NEED TO BUILD HOUSES
December 4, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Pantone really said MORE WHITE in trumps America
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Contrary to Trump's dangerous tirade, U.S. military service members have a right to refuse illegal orders and even a duty to do so.
Everyone in the military swears an oath to the Constitution, not to a particular president of the United States or anyone else in the chain of command.
Everyone in the military swears an oath to the Constitution, not to a particular president of the United States or anyone else in the chain of command.
November 20, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Contrary to Trump's dangerous tirade, U.S. military service members have a right to refuse illegal orders and even a duty to do so.
Everyone in the military swears an oath to the Constitution, not to a particular president of the United States or anyone else in the chain of command.
Everyone in the military swears an oath to the Constitution, not to a particular president of the United States or anyone else in the chain of command.
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One of the strangest aspects of aging that they don't warn you about is watching as history gets rewritten right in front of your face and people 20 years younger than you confidently tell you about something you lived through and get it completely wrong.
November 17, 2025 at 10:11 PM
One of the strangest aspects of aging that they don't warn you about is watching as history gets rewritten right in front of your face and people 20 years younger than you confidently tell you about something you lived through and get it completely wrong.
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Last thing: if you’re in the position to need this advice, don’t deny yourself small pleasures. First, psychologically, restricting yourself makes it more likely you will have a fraught moment and spend more than you want. But more importantly:
You are living through a shitshow.
You are living through a shitshow.
October 23, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Last thing: if you’re in the position to need this advice, don’t deny yourself small pleasures. First, psychologically, restricting yourself makes it more likely you will have a fraught moment and spend more than you want. But more importantly:
You are living through a shitshow.
You are living through a shitshow.
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dear US friends, when a sitting president (re)builds the seat of government, it almost always means the president has no intention of leaving at the end of term. your African friends with decades of experience
October 24, 2025 at 1:39 PM
dear US friends, when a sitting president (re)builds the seat of government, it almost always means the president has no intention of leaving at the end of term. your African friends with decades of experience
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I worked for a small food pantry for a while. The can of beans you paid $1 for would cost us 20 cents through our connections.
Give money directly if you can. You can literally multiply the amount of food your donation can provide by 3-5x just by giving cash directly.
Give money directly if you can. You can literally multiply the amount of food your donation can provide by 3-5x just by giving cash directly.
If you can afford it, a *monetary* donation (it goes a lot farther!) to your local food bank would be a most excellent thing to do right now.
I want more people to care that SNAP benefits are being cut off on November 1. 40% of SNAP beneficiaries are children. This is callous and vile.
October 22, 2025 at 10:24 AM
I worked for a small food pantry for a while. The can of beans you paid $1 for would cost us 20 cents through our connections.
Give money directly if you can. You can literally multiply the amount of food your donation can provide by 3-5x just by giving cash directly.
Give money directly if you can. You can literally multiply the amount of food your donation can provide by 3-5x just by giving cash directly.
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Yet again, we can't afford to let LLMs become a source of epistemic grounding for society.
Largest study of its kind shows AI assistants misrepresent news content 45% of the time – regardless of language or territory
An intensive international study was coordinated by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and led by the BBC
www.bbc.co.uk
October 24, 2025 at 5:21 AM
Yet again, we can't afford to let LLMs become a source of epistemic grounding for society.
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This is incompetence. Johnson is unable to do his job and should be removed.
Today, Mike Johnson will keep the House adjourned for the 81st day out of the last 93.
12 days of work in over 3 months.
With full pay and benefits.
The senate has been working, so this is not about the shutdown.
It is about avoiding a vote to release the Epstein files.
12 days of work in over 3 months.
With full pay and benefits.
The senate has been working, so this is not about the shutdown.
It is about avoiding a vote to release the Epstein files.
October 24, 2025 at 3:27 PM
This is incompetence. Johnson is unable to do his job and should be removed.
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Lack of weather data due to Tr_mp’s budget cuts impacted forecast for deadly Alaska storm: www.cnn.com/2025/10/14/w...
Lack of weather data due to Trump’s budget cuts impacted forecast for deadly Alaska storm | CNN
The forecast for the powerful and deadly storm that battered small communities in western Alaska over the weekend was likely made worse by a lack of weather data triggered by the Trump administration’...
www.cnn.com
October 15, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Lack of weather data due to Tr_mp’s budget cuts impacted forecast for deadly Alaska storm: www.cnn.com/2025/10/14/w...
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Old enough to remember when kids being anti-semitic was the basis for a federal government assault on higher education
October 15, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Old enough to remember when kids being anti-semitic was the basis for a federal government assault on higher education
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White people who have spent decades thinking “Born in the USA” is patriotic and “Every Breath You Take” is a great wedding song are suddenly very concerned about not being able to understand lyrics to some songs at the Super Bowl halftime show.
October 6, 2025 at 1:49 AM
White people who have spent decades thinking “Born in the USA” is patriotic and “Every Breath You Take” is a great wedding song are suddenly very concerned about not being able to understand lyrics to some songs at the Super Bowl halftime show.
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If a Black person commits a crime the Black community is demonized. Catch the alleged murderer of the Right’s mouthpiece, not one description mentioned he was white. He was described by age and name and living in Utah. Had he been Black he’d be labeled addict, thug, stop, he would have been dead.
September 12, 2025 at 10:34 PM
If a Black person commits a crime the Black community is demonized. Catch the alleged murderer of the Right’s mouthpiece, not one description mentioned he was white. He was described by age and name and living in Utah. Had he been Black he’d be labeled addict, thug, stop, he would have been dead.
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Charlie Kirk was a private citizen
Melissa Hortman was a seated lawmaker in MN
No Flags were flown half staff at the WH for her death by gun violence
Melissa Hortman was a seated lawmaker in MN
No Flags were flown half staff at the WH for her death by gun violence
September 10, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Charlie Kirk was a private citizen
Melissa Hortman was a seated lawmaker in MN
No Flags were flown half staff at the WH for her death by gun violence
Melissa Hortman was a seated lawmaker in MN
No Flags were flown half staff at the WH for her death by gun violence
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While you weren't looking, *seventeen* House Democrats just voted to strip basic rights from trans members of the military and helped the GOP pass their far-right version of the NDAA, similar to what we reported on.
This is the most Dems voting for anti-trans legislation in Congress this year.
This is the most Dems voting for anti-trans legislation in Congress this year.
September 11, 2025 at 2:24 AM
While you weren't looking, *seventeen* House Democrats just voted to strip basic rights from trans members of the military and helped the GOP pass their far-right version of the NDAA, similar to what we reported on.
This is the most Dems voting for anti-trans legislation in Congress this year.
This is the most Dems voting for anti-trans legislation in Congress this year.
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to my mind the woman who dies of sepsis because of antiabortion laws, or the person who dies because they can't afford insulin -- these are just as much victims of political violence as the man shot through the throat while making a racist speech
September 11, 2025 at 2:20 AM
to my mind the woman who dies of sepsis because of antiabortion laws, or the person who dies because they can't afford insulin -- these are just as much victims of political violence as the man shot through the throat while making a racist speech
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Dolly Parton has sent my daughter a new book every month for years as she does for thousands of children. She help fund the development of the Covid vaccine. She’s not a billionaire. I think as non wealthy people it’s hard to even imagine how much billionaires *could* be doing with their money.
August 13, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Dolly Parton has sent my daughter a new book every month for years as she does for thousands of children. She help fund the development of the Covid vaccine. She’s not a billionaire. I think as non wealthy people it’s hard to even imagine how much billionaires *could* be doing with their money.
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the problem with letting democrats backslide their support of trans rights whether it be trans in sports or using bathrooms is we’ve seen “compromise” in the UK labor party. they gave into “reasonable” TERF demands and it destroyed the labor party and all rights for trans people
August 2, 2025 at 4:06 PM
the problem with letting democrats backslide their support of trans rights whether it be trans in sports or using bathrooms is we’ve seen “compromise” in the UK labor party. they gave into “reasonable” TERF demands and it destroyed the labor party and all rights for trans people
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Employees who trialled a four-day work week for six months said they slept better and felt that their ability to work improved
Four-day working week may boost our health and performance at work
Employees who trialled a four-day work week for six months said they slept better and felt that their ability to work improved
www.newscientist.com
July 21, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Employees who trialled a four-day work week for six months said they slept better and felt that their ability to work improved
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fwiw, i don’t personally think that either doomerism OR toxic positivity is what this moment calls for; i think what we actually need to be collectively looking towards is a secret third thing (hopepunk)
it’s cool and important to give a shit, and to look for ways to help each other.
it’s cool and important to give a shit, and to look for ways to help each other.
July 3, 2025 at 3:48 PM
fwiw, i don’t personally think that either doomerism OR toxic positivity is what this moment calls for; i think what we actually need to be collectively looking towards is a secret third thing (hopepunk)
it’s cool and important to give a shit, and to look for ways to help each other.
it’s cool and important to give a shit, and to look for ways to help each other.
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I feel like this is a massive fuckup even by NYT standards
June 30, 2025 at 9:33 PM
I feel like this is a massive fuckup even by NYT standards
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This chart has been widely shared on here, it’s important to see the correction
June 30, 2025 at 10:25 PM
This chart has been widely shared on here, it’s important to see the correction
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I have beaten
the sex pest
who was in
the primary
and who
you were probably
endorsing
for Mayor
Forgive me
he was disgusting
so perverted
and so old
the sex pest
who was in
the primary
and who
you were probably
endorsing
for Mayor
Forgive me
he was disgusting
so perverted
and so old
June 25, 2025 at 3:03 AM
I have beaten
the sex pest
who was in
the primary
and who
you were probably
endorsing
for Mayor
Forgive me
he was disgusting
so perverted
and so old
the sex pest
who was in
the primary
and who
you were probably
endorsing
for Mayor
Forgive me
he was disgusting
so perverted
and so old
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Rich People And Pundits Really Do Not Want Zohran Mamdani to Be Mayor
Allies of former NY Governor Andrew Cuomo are breaking New York City spending limits trying to make him mayor. Mamdani is still closing the gap.
Allies of former NY Governor Andrew Cuomo are breaking New York City spending limits trying to make him mayor. Mamdani is still closing the gap.
Rich People, Pundits Really Do Not Want Zohran Mamdani to Be Mayor
Groups aligned with former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo have spent $24 million on his campaign to defeat Democratic Socialist Zohran Mamdani.
rollingstone.com
June 20, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Rich People And Pundits Really Do Not Want Zohran Mamdani to Be Mayor
Allies of former NY Governor Andrew Cuomo are breaking New York City spending limits trying to make him mayor. Mamdani is still closing the gap.
Allies of former NY Governor Andrew Cuomo are breaking New York City spending limits trying to make him mayor. Mamdani is still closing the gap.
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very stupid monsters
June 21, 2025 at 2:36 PM
very stupid monsters