C.A. Petrov
@capetrov.bsky.social
she/her. aka FullMetaDuchess. Naturalized ✡️, absent most Saturdays. Learning every day if I'm lucky. On the downside of middle age and drifting ever leftward. Header from 'Dreams' by Melton Fisher.
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C.A. Petrov
@capetrov.bsky.social
· Feb 21
street fighter II, print ad, snes (1992) archive.org/details/mean...
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Whether or not you're willing to consciously admit it, not doing it is says you think disabled people don't need to know the things you think are so important that you have to post.
Whether or not you're willing to consciously admit it, not doing it is says you think disabled people don't need to know the things you think are so important that you have to post.
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This is possibly the longest thread I've ever seen but if you have an interest in the subject matter it is worth your time.
(If you're in the GRTS community, there are some portrayals mentioned, especially later, that are... well I thought I was sufficiently braced.)
(If you're in the GRTS community, there are some portrayals mentioned, especially later, that are... well I thought I was sufficiently braced.)
When people say that Wuthering Heights doesn't have anything to do with race or that no film has engaged with race, what they mean is that for them Romani people do not count and they also haven't been paying attention. I'm going to share a little material from a recent talk. Content note: racism 1/
November 14, 2025 at 3:57 AM
This is possibly the longest thread I've ever seen but if you have an interest in the subject matter it is worth your time.
(If you're in the GRTS community, there are some portrayals mentioned, especially later, that are... well I thought I was sufficiently braced.)
(If you're in the GRTS community, there are some portrayals mentioned, especially later, that are... well I thought I was sufficiently braced.)
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Banal observation, sorry, but conversations in Prague really brought home to me that while countries come and go, cities have a historical existence and character that typically is far more resilient.
November 13, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Banal observation, sorry, but conversations in Prague really brought home to me that while countries come and go, cities have a historical existence and character that typically is far more resilient.
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source: www.popsci.com/technology/r...
Robotic 'Super Monster Wolves' are guarding Japanese towns against bears
First introduced to combat invasive wild boars, experts now believe the robo-wolf could deter wandering black and brown bears.
www.popsci.com
November 14, 2025 at 9:24 AM
source: www.popsci.com/technology/r...
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Do you remember that brief couple of days where it was deemed utterly unacceptable antisemitism to suggest Israel would ever attack a hospital, that then turned into a year of the media telling us Palestinian hospitals were all secret command bases actually?
I don’t see a need to reiterate what I’ve spoken about repeatedly and what we all saw in real time, but I will say: every media outlet fell over themselves to repeat clearly insane claims from the Israeli government and coordinated bullying to toe the line was instant, harsh and extremely intense.
November 14, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Do you remember that brief couple of days where it was deemed utterly unacceptable antisemitism to suggest Israel would ever attack a hospital, that then turned into a year of the media telling us Palestinian hospitals were all secret command bases actually?
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Printers and computers treat each other like they broke up the night before and you’re they’re mutual friend
November 14, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Printers and computers treat each other like they broke up the night before and you’re they’re mutual friend
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If you love orchids, this is your 🧵 🤩
Some members' #orchids from last night's club meeting. One of the best show and tells we've had for a long time. Also a wonderful guest lecture about terrarium orchids and companion plants by Michael from Mizu Mori Tropicals and great snacks and treats. 10/10 evening overall. 🪴🌱
November 14, 2025 at 2:10 AM
If you love orchids, this is your 🧵 🤩
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there should be a button where if enough of your mutuals press it you have to stop posting and go to bed
November 14, 2025 at 6:19 AM
there should be a button where if enough of your mutuals press it you have to stop posting and go to bed
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‘The Owl House’ creator Dana Terrace responds to Disney+ funding AI-generated short form content in new tweet:
“Unsubscribe from Disney+. Pirate Owl House. I don’t care. Fuck gen AI.”
“Unsubscribe from Disney+. Pirate Owl House. I don’t care. Fuck gen AI.”
November 14, 2025 at 2:39 AM
‘The Owl House’ creator Dana Terrace responds to Disney+ funding AI-generated short form content in new tweet:
“Unsubscribe from Disney+. Pirate Owl House. I don’t care. Fuck gen AI.”
“Unsubscribe from Disney+. Pirate Owl House. I don’t care. Fuck gen AI.”
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they are able to peel back the ACA because its a shitty half measure but if we had gotten real universal healthcare instead no one would dare touch it because literally everybody on all sides would flip out. one more reason why Democratic incrementalism and "pragmatism" is fucking stupid !!!!!
November 11, 2025 at 12:14 AM
they are able to peel back the ACA because its a shitty half measure but if we had gotten real universal healthcare instead no one would dare touch it because literally everybody on all sides would flip out. one more reason why Democratic incrementalism and "pragmatism" is fucking stupid !!!!!
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I’m not too much of a landscape photographer, but I had my Leica handy and the stormy skies were calling
📷🌧️🌊
📷🌧️🌊
November 14, 2025 at 5:20 AM
I’m not too much of a landscape photographer, but I had my Leica handy and the stormy skies were calling
📷🌧️🌊
📷🌧️🌊
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a “Space Force”, if you will
November 13, 2025 at 2:27 PM
a “Space Force”, if you will
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I have the most wonderful story for you all today: baby alligator spotted in Charles River, then immediately rescued by local reptile enthusiast
November 14, 2025 at 4:10 AM
I have the most wonderful story for you all today: baby alligator spotted in Charles River, then immediately rescued by local reptile enthusiast
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one of the complex legacies of Pope Francis is that he publicly said a lot of very ugly things about ‘gender ideology’, but had personal friendships with a lot of Catholic trans women who felt really supported by him. Leo welcoming them publicly feels like a promising sign. I am EYEING HIM CLOSELY
NEW: Pope Leo XIV will share a meal this Sunday with Alessia Nobile and four fellow transgender Catholic activists, during the Vatican’s Jubilee of the Poor — marking the most significant public encounter shared between a pope and the trans community.
NEW: Transgender Activists to Dine with Pope Leo XIV during Sunday's Jubilee for the Poor
Papal luncheon with trans advocate Alessia Nobile set for Sunday at Vatican’s Jubilee of the Poor, highlighting a legacy of outreach and hopes for continued inclusion.
open.substack.com
November 14, 2025 at 6:35 AM
one of the complex legacies of Pope Francis is that he publicly said a lot of very ugly things about ‘gender ideology’, but had personal friendships with a lot of Catholic trans women who felt really supported by him. Leo welcoming them publicly feels like a promising sign. I am EYEING HIM CLOSELY
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Post a bird to support @sbworkersunited.org and warn your followers not to buy Starbucks for the duration of the strike 🪶
November 14, 2025 at 5:43 AM
Post a bird to support @sbworkersunited.org and warn your followers not to buy Starbucks for the duration of the strike 🪶
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No "we" I am a part of wins a single thing when a nazi is elected to office.
Ok guess we just don’t win the presidency or the senate or the house ever again.
November 14, 2025 at 7:01 AM
No "we" I am a part of wins a single thing when a nazi is elected to office.
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This is the map, commissioned by a mid level State Department employee in 2013-2014 and then unearthed and presented to Kerry who then presented it to Obama in 2015, which allegedly shocked Obama to his core and led him to not veto UNSCR 2334 in December of 2016.
here you go, it was commissioned by the US state department in 2014
November 14, 2025 at 12:49 AM
This is the map, commissioned by a mid level State Department employee in 2013-2014 and then unearthed and presented to Kerry who then presented it to Obama in 2015, which allegedly shocked Obama to his core and led him to not veto UNSCR 2334 in December of 2016.
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After 232 years, the U.S. Mint has produced its last-ever penny 🪦
November 12, 2025 at 10:46 PM
After 232 years, the U.S. Mint has produced its last-ever penny 🪦
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for the record, this is how the @nytimes.com covered Bloomberg, a man elected to the same office as Katie Wilson with the exact same amount of experience in public office as Katie Wilson, but whom the paper did not view with obvious contempt www.nytimes.com/2001/11/07/n...
November 13, 2025 at 10:03 PM
for the record, this is how the @nytimes.com covered Bloomberg, a man elected to the same office as Katie Wilson with the exact same amount of experience in public office as Katie Wilson, but whom the paper did not view with obvious contempt www.nytimes.com/2001/11/07/n...
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I was doing legal document retrieval in DC during the Clinton/Lewinsky/Whitewater stuff. This is SO true.
The kids won't remember but the dc press served as ken starr's personal PR firm and basically elevated him to sainthood
Ken Starr, immediately after being fired for his role in the coverup of sexual abuse at Baylor: I should reach out to convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein
this happened! this is a thing that happened!
this happened! this is a thing that happened!
November 13, 2025 at 10:04 PM
I was doing legal document retrieval in DC during the Clinton/Lewinsky/Whitewater stuff. This is SO true.
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brb getting ralph tattooed
November 14, 2025 at 12:13 AM
brb getting ralph tattooed
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the thing about this entire Megyn Kelly situation is that many of the victims are alive and vocal and Virginia Giuffre wrote a book before she died and so nobody actually needs to be debating the meaning of the term “pedophile” because we KNOW EXACTLY HOW THE HIGHLY VULNERABLE VICTIMS WERE HARMED
November 13, 2025 at 8:47 PM
the thing about this entire Megyn Kelly situation is that many of the victims are alive and vocal and Virginia Giuffre wrote a book before she died and so nobody actually needs to be debating the meaning of the term “pedophile” because we KNOW EXACTLY HOW THE HIGHLY VULNERABLE VICTIMS WERE HARMED
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Or decide if they can try to prevent or carry to term and parent the pregnancy forced upon them by the old men.
The victims are old enough to apparently consent to old men in positions of power, but not old enough to select a book from an uncensored school library or to speak up about their own gender expression or sexuality.
November 14, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Or decide if they can try to prevent or carry to term and parent the pregnancy forced upon them by the old men.
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When Covid caused NYC offices to hollow out what they found was that yeah the core business districts suffered but the neighborhoods where people actually live, thrived.
All WFH means is rethinking business districts, not cities.
All WFH means is rethinking business districts, not cities.
if you cant go in to the office 3 days a week then you really can't complain when cities are hollowed out. cities are places where ppl work and network. getting rid of that makes cities useless
And it's usually something like "but that's not what the literal DNC does!" as if I don't know, as someone who has worked on Dem campaigns, sometimes in conjunction with the DNC what they do. So I'm going to be very specific here: this is the DNC being shitty: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/u...
November 13, 2025 at 3:54 PM
When Covid caused NYC offices to hollow out what they found was that yeah the core business districts suffered but the neighborhoods where people actually live, thrived.
All WFH means is rethinking business districts, not cities.
All WFH means is rethinking business districts, not cities.
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Bill Clinton may or may not (i incline to may) have had women provided for him by Epstein but unlike all those dumbasses he definitely had the basic common sense to break off social ties with a convicted pedophile.
Very funny development that Bill Clinton is not only not implicated in the emails, Epstein explicitly says “nah he was never on the island”. Slick Willie lives again
November 14, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Bill Clinton may or may not (i incline to may) have had women provided for him by Epstein but unlike all those dumbasses he definitely had the basic common sense to break off social ties with a convicted pedophile.