Witch Cabell, PhD
@cabell.bsky.social
Pink-haired professional bisexual witch. Contingent sociologist & bath bomb artist—order at witchqueen.net! She/her. “Cabell” rhymes with “Scrabble.”
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Witch Cabell, PhD
@cabell.bsky.social
· Jul 29
It has been _2_ days since our last Glitter Incident
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Make MTG mean Magic: The Gathering again
November 22, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Make MTG mean Magic: The Gathering again
God it’s about time for some good news
"Evaluation of nearly 20,000 photos found "a clear reduction in snout length" in urban raccoons compared to their rural cousins - a physical shift consistent with the early stages of domestication seen in cats and dogs. 🦝
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Cuter and closer: Raccoons may be on their way to becoming America's next pet
The rubbish raiders are showing reductions in snout length, a sign of early domestication, researchers say.
www.bbc.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:28 PM
God it’s about time for some good news
I have to admit, while I am largely a witch of the Pratchett tradition, LeGuin’s emphasis on the power of True Names absolutely stuck with me
Whenever this is mentioned, it is obligatory to post xkcd 2381, in which @gretchenmcc.bsky.social shares forbidden linguistic knowledge with the masses.
November 21, 2025 at 3:47 PM
I have to admit, while I am largely a witch of the Pratchett tradition, LeGuin’s emphasis on the power of True Names absolutely stuck with me
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8675309 is prime, and so is 8675311, so if you ever need a middlin'-large pair of adjacent primes to test your cryptographic suite, all you need is a 1980s earworm and a +2 and you're all set.
Man, everything is so bleak, anyone got a fun fact or little bit of trivia they want to share
November 21, 2025 at 3:28 AM
8675309 is prime, and so is 8675311, so if you ever need a middlin'-large pair of adjacent primes to test your cryptographic suite, all you need is a 1980s earworm and a +2 and you're all set.
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I hate having emotions about reality; I’d much rather have them about Sanctuary Moon.
November 21, 2025 at 10:55 AM
I hate having emotions about reality; I’d much rather have them about Sanctuary Moon.
Laughed at this, Spouse asked what was funny, I asked if he knows who AP is, he guessed… currently appointed to head the Justice Department (otherwise known as the Attorney General)
😮😂
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🤨😳
…So basically if that happens, sorry that we gave the Darkest Timeline/Matrix the idea, I guess
😮😂
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🤨😳
…So basically if that happens, sorry that we gave the Darkest Timeline/Matrix the idea, I guess
I think Elon Musk should hook up with Amanda Palmer
November 21, 2025 at 3:57 AM
Laughed at this, Spouse asked what was funny, I asked if he knows who AP is, he guessed… currently appointed to head the Justice Department (otherwise known as the Attorney General)
😮😂
…
🤨😳
…So basically if that happens, sorry that we gave the Darkest Timeline/Matrix the idea, I guess
😮😂
…
🤨😳
…So basically if that happens, sorry that we gave the Darkest Timeline/Matrix the idea, I guess
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Jaimie Veale, the founding president of PATHA and Director of the Trans Health Research Lab at Waikato has written an excellent op-ed for the Conversation: "The government has placed a burden of proof on puberty blockers that we do not place on other paediatric care."
Puberty blockers: why politicians overriding doctors sets a dangerous precedent
The government’s ban on puberty blockers undermines clinical expertise and targets trans youth with a policy that lacks evidence, consistency and fairness.
theconversation.com
November 21, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Jaimie Veale, the founding president of PATHA and Director of the Trans Health Research Lab at Waikato has written an excellent op-ed for the Conversation: "The government has placed a burden of proof on puberty blockers that we do not place on other paediatric care."
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I was noodling with a story about the fae living it up on suburbia with all the not insincere but also not literal offers people make. "Come by any time!" "Anything you need, it's yours!" The fae would love an HOA
November 20, 2025 at 2:09 AM
I was noodling with a story about the fae living it up on suburbia with all the not insincere but also not literal offers people make. "Come by any time!" "Anything you need, it's yours!" The fae would love an HOA
This is how you turn up, untouched by time, in a vacant lot under an oak tree 150 years from now, my friends
Turning into my father one "the problem is no one reads enough books these days" grumble at a time
November 20, 2025 at 2:49 AM
This is how you turn up, untouched by time, in a vacant lot under an oak tree 150 years from now, my friends
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Ah so it’s going great!
There are a handful of things Target could do to get me and a bunch of other formerly loyal, currently boycotting customers back, and this was absolutely not one of them:
“Target also announced a partnership with OpenAI to let customers shop on Target in ChatGPT.”
“Target also announced a partnership with OpenAI to let customers shop on Target in ChatGPT.”
Target may have hit rock bottom | CNN Business
Target’s problems are intensifying.
www.cnn.com
November 19, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Ah so it’s going great!
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Folks really won’t let a cam girl make rent but are centering a woman who wrote BADLY about her crypt keeper kink
November 19, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Folks really won’t let a cam girl make rent but are centering a woman who wrote BADLY about her crypt keeper kink
I’m a sociologist with a BA in religious studies, let me at ‘em
“So you guys are… fundamentalist lycanthropes?”
“So you guys are… fundamentalist lycanthropes?”
Also, I kind of really want a werewolf story where a biologist turns and then has to inform the pack that they are working off of a very outdated understanding of wolf social dynamics.
November 19, 2025 at 4:55 AM
I’m a sociologist with a BA in religious studies, let me at ‘em
“So you guys are… fundamentalist lycanthropes?”
“So you guys are… fundamentalist lycanthropes?”
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It seems worth noting that the things Summers admitted to doing in an email dialogue with a famous sex criminal is considerably worse than anything Gay was accused of when it was the single top priority of both Summers and the New York Times to get her fired
pretty much beyond question that Larry Summers led the charge against Claudine Gay because he is personally a vitriolic misogynist and racist www.thecrimson.com/article/2024...
88 Days: The Unraveling of Claudine Gay’s Harvard Presidency | News | The Harvard Crimson
Harvard President Claudine Gay resigned on Jan. 2, ending her tenure as the University's 30th president after it was clear the Harvard Corporation lost confidence in Gay's ability to lead amid mountin...
www.thecrimson.com
November 18, 2025 at 10:26 PM
It seems worth noting that the things Summers admitted to doing in an email dialogue with a famous sex criminal is considerably worse than anything Gay was accused of when it was the single top priority of both Summers and the New York Times to get her fired
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there is not enough NO in the world
TurboTax is about to be integrated into ChatGPT, where customers will be guided through tasks tied to their tax filings or financial profile by the AI chatbot.
TurboTax owner Intuit is also paying OpenAI more than $100 million a year to power AI agents.
TurboTax owner Intuit is also paying OpenAI more than $100 million a year to power AI agents.
November 18, 2025 at 4:33 PM
there is not enough NO in the world
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Remember: they used thousands of academic books too! If you’re a scholar, check for your books too. This isn’t just novelists and pop writers, it’s academic books too!
AI advocates have warned that if every author in the class action filed a claim, it would "financially ruin" the entire industry.
Authors celebrate “historic” settlement coming soon in Anthropic class action
Advocates fear such settlements will “financially ruin” the AI industry.
arstechnica.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:32 AM
Remember: they used thousands of academic books too! If you’re a scholar, check for your books too. This isn’t just novelists and pop writers, it’s academic books too!
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Where are the learning loss people? It’s hard to learn at school if you’re afraid to go because the secret police might kidnap you.
November 18, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Where are the learning loss people? It’s hard to learn at school if you’re afraid to go because the secret police might kidnap you.
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Rededicating this poem in honor of the veterans of the Cloudflare outage
All that is gold does not glitter,
Not all who wander are lost.
Server refused the connection:
Port 22 no route to host.
Not all who wander are lost.
Server refused the connection:
Port 22 no route to host.
November 18, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Rededicating this poem in honor of the veterans of the Cloudflare outage
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It’s not just that people don’t know there are simpler ways to do things. It’s that they’re being TOLD to integrate Ai into everything. I’m reminded, again, of the radium craze. Radium is not magic and nor is Ai. Both are, unfortunately, harmful.
Original from @mariyadelano.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy
Original from @mariyadelano.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy
November 18, 2025 at 11:42 AM
It’s not just that people don’t know there are simpler ways to do things. It’s that they’re being TOLD to integrate Ai into everything. I’m reminded, again, of the radium craze. Radium is not magic and nor is Ai. Both are, unfortunately, harmful.
Original from @mariyadelano.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy
Original from @mariyadelano.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy
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Not now, widening gyre
August 1, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Not now, widening gyre
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if you're looking for a very, very very worthy cause to donate to, this one is it!! scarleteen has been around since /i/ was a queer teenager seeking more comprehensive sex ed than school could ever (or would ever) give me
Today is the midpoint of Scarleteen’s $40,000 fund drive to cover the health care costs of the staff and volunteers providing advice, tips, and tools for young people worldwide. 128 people have donated over $8,000 to support our work. Join them today! www.classy.org/campaign/scarl...
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www.classy.org
November 17, 2025 at 11:56 PM
if you're looking for a very, very very worthy cause to donate to, this one is it!! scarleteen has been around since /i/ was a queer teenager seeking more comprehensive sex ed than school could ever (or would ever) give me
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I'm at the Target boycott, I'm at the Starbucks boycott, I'm at the combination Target boycott and Starbucks boycott
Beginning Monday, a Frozen Peppermint Hot Chocolate drink will be available exclusively at Starbucks cafés inside Target stores.
The chains are hoping the drink can drum up excitement from customers this holiday season.
🔗https://tinyurl.com/yrshv45s
The chains are hoping the drink can drum up excitement from customers this holiday season.
🔗https://tinyurl.com/yrshv45s
November 17, 2025 at 9:14 PM
I'm at the Target boycott, I'm at the Starbucks boycott, I'm at the combination Target boycott and Starbucks boycott
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Many thoughts about my cyborg bitch boss goddess accomplice Alice Wong & all the things she meant but there is a tendency for white disabled people to overshadow conversations about disabled BIPOC including in death. I choose to let Alice speak for herself & uplift those she wanted to represent her.
November 15, 2025 at 6:52 AM
Many thoughts about my cyborg bitch boss goddess accomplice Alice Wong & all the things she meant but there is a tendency for white disabled people to overshadow conversations about disabled BIPOC including in death. I choose to let Alice speak for herself & uplift those she wanted to represent her.
I’m at the Madison Comic Con Winter Show at Monona Terrace today if folks are looking for a fun weekend activity—$10 admission at the door, kids under 12 get in free. I’ve got a bunch of freshly made giant dice soaps (full set of seven dice embedded inside!) & lots of other great-smelling goodies!
November 16, 2025 at 5:00 PM
I’m at the Madison Comic Con Winter Show at Monona Terrace today if folks are looking for a fun weekend activity—$10 admission at the door, kids under 12 get in free. I’ve got a bunch of freshly made giant dice soaps (full set of seven dice embedded inside!) & lots of other great-smelling goodies!
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Best literary analysis ever
November 15, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Best literary analysis ever
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‘Death remains my intimate shadow partner. It has been with me since birth, always hovering close by. I understand one day we will finally waltz together into the ether. I hope when that time comes, I die with the satisfaction of a life well-lived, unapologetic, joyful, & full of love.’
—Alice Wong
—Alice Wong
November 15, 2025 at 6:12 AM
‘Death remains my intimate shadow partner. It has been with me since birth, always hovering close by. I understand one day we will finally waltz together into the ether. I hope when that time comes, I die with the satisfaction of a life well-lived, unapologetic, joyful, & full of love.’
—Alice Wong
—Alice Wong