Passing Strange At Present
@chimaera.bsky.social
Reader, writer, painter (plein air watercolor). Gimme them Western skies. Servant of The Mighty Mustang. Elder. She/her. chimaera004@gmail.com
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Irresponsible on the DM's part, but tracks.
As for the “watchers,” some enthusiasts have critical-thinking skills. Others don’t, and shoddy SciComms needs sources/useful idiots.
Don't be a "shoot first, ask questions later" poster. Leave analysis to experts like @geophysichick.bsky.social, please.
As for the “watchers,” some enthusiasts have critical-thinking skills. Others don’t, and shoddy SciComms needs sources/useful idiots.
Don't be a "shoot first, ask questions later" poster. Leave analysis to experts like @geophysichick.bsky.social, please.
Did the Daily Mail ask a single seismologist about these data? Did they interview a volcanologist? Did they talk with anyone who studies this volcano for a living?
No. Here's their data source: "volcano watchers on social media". 15/n
No. Here's their data source: "volcano watchers on social media". 15/n
November 19, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Irresponsible on the DM's part, but tracks.
As for the “watchers,” some enthusiasts have critical-thinking skills. Others don’t, and shoddy SciComms needs sources/useful idiots.
Don't be a "shoot first, ask questions later" poster. Leave analysis to experts like @geophysichick.bsky.social, please.
As for the “watchers,” some enthusiasts have critical-thinking skills. Others don’t, and shoddy SciComms needs sources/useful idiots.
Don't be a "shoot first, ask questions later" poster. Leave analysis to experts like @geophysichick.bsky.social, please.
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These posters started popping up ahead of next week’s We Ain’t Buying It boycott.
From Nov 27 - Dec 1, folks are stepping back from corporate chains like Target, Home Depot, and Amazon. People are done being squeezed, so they are using the leverage of their wallets 💥
From Nov 27 - Dec 1, folks are stepping back from corporate chains like Target, Home Depot, and Amazon. People are done being squeezed, so they are using the leverage of their wallets 💥
November 20, 2025 at 1:21 PM
These posters started popping up ahead of next week’s We Ain’t Buying It boycott.
From Nov 27 - Dec 1, folks are stepping back from corporate chains like Target, Home Depot, and Amazon. People are done being squeezed, so they are using the leverage of their wallets 💥
From Nov 27 - Dec 1, folks are stepping back from corporate chains like Target, Home Depot, and Amazon. People are done being squeezed, so they are using the leverage of their wallets 💥
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a world without trans people has never existed and never will
April 5, 2025 at 5:33 PM
a world without trans people has never existed and never will
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I mentioned earlier that they chew on Nile Crocodiles - I wasn't kidding, baby Hippos use them as teething rings since the texture of their scales is satisfying to gum.
Just this 12' long razor-toothed archosaur, sitting there going "stay calm, Clarence, you survived the asteroid, you can do this."
Just this 12' long razor-toothed archosaur, sitting there going "stay calm, Clarence, you survived the asteroid, you can do this."
a hippopotamus is standing in a puddle of water next to two crocodiles
Alt: A crocodile doing his best to stay calm while a baby hippo noms on him.
media.tenor.com
March 12, 2025 at 6:43 AM
I mentioned earlier that they chew on Nile Crocodiles - I wasn't kidding, baby Hippos use them as teething rings since the texture of their scales is satisfying to gum.
Just this 12' long razor-toothed archosaur, sitting there going "stay calm, Clarence, you survived the asteroid, you can do this."
Just this 12' long razor-toothed archosaur, sitting there going "stay calm, Clarence, you survived the asteroid, you can do this."
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and here’s a whole collection of trans people from history, going back literally thousands of years
TRANS HISTORY 2 (examples of trans people from history) - Tilly's Trans Tuesdays
Welcome to #TransTuesday! August is Trans History Month, and this week our topic TRANS HISTORY 2: EXAMPLES OF TRANS PEOPLE IN HISTORY. You’ll first want to start with TRANS HISTORY 1 (how and why we n...
www.tillystranstuesdays.com
November 20, 2025 at 7:48 PM
and here’s a whole collection of trans people from history, going back literally thousands of years
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thank you for posting the this. for folks who may not realize that trans people have been intentionally erased from historical records, they can learn about how and why we now look back to find our transcestors
TRANS HISTORY 1 (how and why we name trans people in history) - Tilly's Trans Tuesdays
I’m not a historian. I’m not an expert in trans history, though I find it fascinating. I myself have a lot to learn on the topic, but one thing I DO know is that there have always been trans people. T...
www.tillystranstuesdays.com
November 20, 2025 at 7:48 PM
thank you for posting the this. for folks who may not realize that trans people have been intentionally erased from historical records, they can learn about how and why we now look back to find our transcestors
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Today, the rising tide of hatred, violence, and discrimination continues to explicitly target trans youth, trans women of color, and transfeminine athletes. But it will eventually destroy us all.
Rise.
Resist.
Rise.
Resist.
November 20, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Today, the rising tide of hatred, violence, and discrimination continues to explicitly target trans youth, trans women of color, and transfeminine athletes. But it will eventually destroy us all.
Rise.
Resist.
Rise.
Resist.
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I got a huge package of photos in the mail today of the art that my incarcerated friend Jeremiah and his friends have been able to make with your donated supplies. I will keep adding photos in this thread till we make it through all of them. Thank you for changing lives. 🩷
November 20, 2025 at 7:19 PM
I got a huge package of photos in the mail today of the art that my incarcerated friend Jeremiah and his friends have been able to make with your donated supplies. I will keep adding photos in this thread till we make it through all of them. Thank you for changing lives. 🩷
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POETS! AUX ARMES!
Looks like LLMs are *very* vulnerable to attack via poetic allusion: "curated poetic prompts yielded high attack-success rates (ASR), with some providers exceeding 90% ..."
https://arxiv.org/html/2511.15304v1
https://arxiv.org/html/2511.15304v1
November 20, 2025 at 7:32 PM
POETS! AUX ARMES!
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Today is the Transgender Day of Remembrance. Trans people have literally always been here; every time I see someone sneering "oh but there were no trans people when I was in high school," well. I dated a trans girl in high school, and was close friends with a trans guy.
November 20, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Today is the Transgender Day of Remembrance. Trans people have literally always been here; every time I see someone sneering "oh but there were no trans people when I was in high school," well. I dated a trans girl in high school, and was close friends with a trans guy.
Read the thread, unexpected & rage inducing consequences if you uncheck that box. Gah.
A big givaway that this is sketchy is that it's automatically turned off in Europe, UK, Japan, Switzerland, because they have tighter privacy laws. 🫠
If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
November 20, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Read the thread, unexpected & rage inducing consequences if you uncheck that box. Gah.
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Dr. Barr from the TOP FUCKNG ROPE
November 20, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Dr. Barr from the TOP FUCKNG ROPE
Excellent resource, every town should have this.
We take care of each other.
www.eugenetogetherstrong.org
We take care of each other.
www.eugenetogetherstrong.org
Eugene. Together. Strong
www.eugenetogetherstrong.org
November 20, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Excellent resource, every town should have this.
We take care of each other.
www.eugenetogetherstrong.org
We take care of each other.
www.eugenetogetherstrong.org
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We need your help.
@waterstones.bsky.social, without any direct communication with us, will be opening their 6th Edinburgh branch less than 100 metres from our front door at the Foot of the Walk in Leith.
Please read on for more information
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2562908...
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@waterstones.bsky.social, without any direct communication with us, will be opening their 6th Edinburgh branch less than 100 metres from our front door at the Foot of the Walk in Leith.
Please read on for more information
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2562908...
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Anger as Waterstones snaps up prime site on doorstep of independent bookshop
UK's biggest bookselling chain under fire over plans for new store beside Edinburgh tram line.
www.heraldscotland.com
November 18, 2025 at 11:28 AM
We need your help.
@waterstones.bsky.social, without any direct communication with us, will be opening their 6th Edinburgh branch less than 100 metres from our front door at the Foot of the Walk in Leith.
Please read on for more information
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2562908...
(1/2)
@waterstones.bsky.social, without any direct communication with us, will be opening their 6th Edinburgh branch less than 100 metres from our front door at the Foot of the Walk in Leith.
Please read on for more information
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2562908...
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Please share & give to help Mohammed's family survive Israel's continuing genocide in Gaza. His last fundraiser was closed & the money returned, & his family's in desperate need of healthcare, especially for their baby who is starving & injured. Just 219 dollars raised:
November 20, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Please share & give to help Mohammed's family survive Israel's continuing genocide in Gaza. His last fundraiser was closed & the money returned, & his family's in desperate need of healthcare, especially for their baby who is starving & injured. Just 219 dollars raised:
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These 20 House Democrats just joined Republicans in voting to fully repeal DC's police reform laws.
Wiping off the books critical laws on use of force, transparency, and preventing violent cops from getting rehired.
They think that they should have more say over DC police than the people of DC.
Wiping off the books critical laws on use of force, transparency, and preventing violent cops from getting rehired.
They think that they should have more say over DC police than the people of DC.
November 20, 2025 at 3:05 AM
These 20 House Democrats just joined Republicans in voting to fully repeal DC's police reform laws.
Wiping off the books critical laws on use of force, transparency, and preventing violent cops from getting rehired.
They think that they should have more say over DC police than the people of DC.
Wiping off the books critical laws on use of force, transparency, and preventing violent cops from getting rehired.
They think that they should have more say over DC police than the people of DC.
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Friends,
This family is in urgent need of support. Let’s stand together and help them with whatever we can.
gofund.me/65a517b6
This family is in urgent need of support. Let’s stand together and help them with whatever we can.
gofund.me/65a517b6
November 19, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Friends,
This family is in urgent need of support. Let’s stand together and help them with whatever we can.
gofund.me/65a517b6
This family is in urgent need of support. Let’s stand together and help them with whatever we can.
gofund.me/65a517b6
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Please keep helping Samaa and her family in any way you can 💕💸🍉
November 19, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Please keep helping Samaa and her family in any way you can 💕💸🍉
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Please help Nismah's family survive Israel's continuing genocide by sharing & donating as winter rains flood the camps. Her children are sick & starving, & they urgently need shelter & supplies. No donations on their new fundraiser:
November 20, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Please help Nismah's family survive Israel's continuing genocide by sharing & donating as winter rains flood the camps. Her children are sick & starving, & they urgently need shelter & supplies. No donations on their new fundraiser:
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Just say no to Peat. Bloody ridiculous that we are using it for our mostly imported ornamental plants (amongst other things)
Sign the petition asking the Government to finally end peat compost sales with legislation in 2026 - no more delays. It’s been a long and tiring road to get peat compost banned and we need your signatures and shares now more than ever to get it done. actnow.peatfreepartnership.org.uk/end-peat-sal...
Sign the petition to end peat sales!
No more delays: Let's get peat out of gardens once and for all. The time for uncertainty has ended.
actnow.peatfreepartnership.org.uk
November 20, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Just say no to Peat. Bloody ridiculous that we are using it for our mostly imported ornamental plants (amongst other things)
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Note for Democratic politicians: you don't have to start your condemnations of ICE raids with "We all want to catch violent criminals, but..." Just say "These raids have nothing to do with catching criminals and everything to do with terrorizing innocent minority groups."
November 20, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Note for Democratic politicians: you don't have to start your condemnations of ICE raids with "We all want to catch violent criminals, but..." Just say "These raids have nothing to do with catching criminals and everything to do with terrorizing innocent minority groups."
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All engaging reads, some more harrowing than others!
November 20, 2025 at 2:10 AM
All engaging reads, some more harrowing than others!
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I really can't stress how important it is for progressive and leftists to contend for school, library, water, etc etc boards. Hyper local involvement in our communities where we can actually influence lives.
Following the recent election, leadership will be changing in many districts where conservative values previously dominated school board meetings and community actions.
epgn.com/2025/11/18/v...
epgn.com/2025/11/18/v...
Voters shift school boards toward LGBTQ+ inclusion across PA and N.J. - Philadelphia Gay News
School boards in PA and NJ are shifting fast—LGBTQ+ leaders are winning, conservatives are losing, and policy battles are heating up.
epgn.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:41 AM
I really can't stress how important it is for progressive and leftists to contend for school, library, water, etc etc boards. Hyper local involvement in our communities where we can actually influence lives.
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VACCINES DO NOT CAUSE AUTISM, YOU FLAMING SHITBIRDS.
WE HAVE, IN FACT, NOT IGNORED YOUR NOW-DEFUNCT HYPOTHESIS. WE INVESTIGATED IT TO THE TUNE OF STUDIES WITH DATA FROM MILLIONS OF KIDS.
WE HAVE, IN FACT, NOT IGNORED YOUR NOW-DEFUNCT HYPOTHESIS. WE INVESTIGATED IT TO THE TUNE OF STUDIES WITH DATA FROM MILLIONS OF KIDS.
November 20, 2025 at 3:08 AM
VACCINES DO NOT CAUSE AUTISM, YOU FLAMING SHITBIRDS.
WE HAVE, IN FACT, NOT IGNORED YOUR NOW-DEFUNCT HYPOTHESIS. WE INVESTIGATED IT TO THE TUNE OF STUDIES WITH DATA FROM MILLIONS OF KIDS.
WE HAVE, IN FACT, NOT IGNORED YOUR NOW-DEFUNCT HYPOTHESIS. WE INVESTIGATED IT TO THE TUNE OF STUDIES WITH DATA FROM MILLIONS OF KIDS.
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For the first time in my career, I can’t tell people to trust what the CDC website says. And that is an incredibly sad and devastating place for this country to be.
CDC has overhauled its website to assert that “the claim ‘vaccines do not cause autism’ is not an evidence-based claim”
November 20, 2025 at 4:22 AM
For the first time in my career, I can’t tell people to trust what the CDC website says. And that is an incredibly sad and devastating place for this country to be.