Jay (they/them)
@claddaghcornicello.bsky.social
J.D. Language learner. Reader.
politics, food, nature, games, & cats.
politics, food, nature, games, & cats.
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i do think now is perhaps the worst time in all of human history for trans people to be settling our beefs with each other loudly and in the public square.
i think that’s a pretty bad decision to be making in 2025.
i think that’s a pretty bad decision to be making in 2025.
August 9, 2025 at 6:17 PM
i do think now is perhaps the worst time in all of human history for trans people to be settling our beefs with each other loudly and in the public square.
i think that’s a pretty bad decision to be making in 2025.
i think that’s a pretty bad decision to be making in 2025.
Showed up to the Italian grocer wearing my cornicello today and it has me feeling very stereotypical 🇮🇹
August 9, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Showed up to the Italian grocer wearing my cornicello today and it has me feeling very stereotypical 🇮🇹
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someone should write an essay on how we've gone backwards on a very elementary understanding of what sexism is, to the point where ppl are missing the subtle and unequal ways it is wielded & just think it's like bugs bunny heart eyes at a broad
August 9, 2025 at 5:39 PM
someone should write an essay on how we've gone backwards on a very elementary understanding of what sexism is, to the point where ppl are missing the subtle and unequal ways it is wielded & just think it's like bugs bunny heart eyes at a broad
I want "dating app" where couples find other couples to go on hotpot dates with
July 13, 2025 at 1:56 AM
I want "dating app" where couples find other couples to go on hotpot dates with
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Interesting article about efforts to bring back the American chestnut. Looks like the hybrid tree option (95% genetically American chestnut, but hybridized with other chestnut species that are resistant) seems to be the most effective. I hope one day these lost forests can be restored! 🌱 🌎
‘This isn’t a gimmick’: the New Yorkers trying to restore the American chestnut
More than 120 years after billions of the trees were wiped out, blight-proof seeds are being planted
www.theguardian.com
June 19, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Interesting article about efforts to bring back the American chestnut. Looks like the hybrid tree option (95% genetically American chestnut, but hybridized with other chestnut species that are resistant) seems to be the most effective. I hope one day these lost forests can be restored! 🌱 🌎
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The NYT’s big profile on Skrmetti is centered around a genuine factual error, accusing the movement for trans rights and ACLU specifically of being behind the lawsuit, when it was the Biden administration.
It’s literally in the name of the case, US v Skrmetti.
It’s literally in the name of the case, US v Skrmetti.
It was the Biden administration's DOJ who decided to pursue this to the Supreme Court, not a trans rights group.
This framing is beneath contempt. The Christian right and MAGA launched an unprecedented assault on the civil rights of a tiny minority and successfully weaponized the pseudoliberal establishment - led by the NYT - to provide it with a medical controversy pretext that doesn’t actually exist.
June 19, 2025 at 2:24 PM
The NYT’s big profile on Skrmetti is centered around a genuine factual error, accusing the movement for trans rights and ACLU specifically of being behind the lawsuit, when it was the Biden administration.
It’s literally in the name of the case, US v Skrmetti.
It’s literally in the name of the case, US v Skrmetti.
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so I have a lot of complicated thoughts about the specific issue at hand, but I have to point out that’s not what “magical realism” is
June 19, 2025 at 6:10 PM
so I have a lot of complicated thoughts about the specific issue at hand, but I have to point out that’s not what “magical realism” is
Ngl I love it but moliere reminds me so much of Hamilton
May 4, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Ngl I love it but moliere reminds me so much of Hamilton
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The president of the United States, who earlier this week quipped that he'd "like to be pope," posted this Friday evening on one of his social media accounts.
May 3, 2025 at 2:42 AM
The president of the United States, who earlier this week quipped that he'd "like to be pope," posted this Friday evening on one of his social media accounts.
I hit a dead end with a project I'm working on and a random redditor offered to help me ;_;
May 1, 2025 at 4:49 PM
I hit a dead end with a project I'm working on and a random redditor offered to help me ;_;
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This means there are now *six* lawsuits against the Trump administration filed primarily by faith groups, with *dozens* of houses of worship, religious orgs, and entire religious denominations among the plaintiffs.
Taking a break from my Rome coverage:
A third lawsuit against the Trump administration’s new policy increasing the possibility of immigration enforcement in houses of worship has been filed, and notably this is the first one to include a Catholic church.
justiceactioncenter.org/case/pcun-v-...
A third lawsuit against the Trump administration’s new policy increasing the possibility of immigration enforcement in houses of worship has been filed, and notably this is the first one to include a Catholic church.
justiceactioncenter.org/case/pcun-v-...
PCUN v. Noem (Sensitive Locations)
Sacred spaces should remain sacred. All of us, regardless of what we look like or where we were born, should feel safe at school, the doctor’s office, or in houses of worship. On January 20, 2025, the...
justiceactioncenter.org
April 29, 2025 at 5:01 PM
This means there are now *six* lawsuits against the Trump administration filed primarily by faith groups, with *dozens* of houses of worship, religious orgs, and entire religious denominations among the plaintiffs.
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Proves the long belief I've had that they "they just need to actually know a trans person" theory is bullshit
While U.S. adults overall are split on issues impacting the transgender community, they believe that families and doctors, not the government, should make decisions about medical care for transgender youth.
www.dataforprogress.org/blog/2025/3/...
www.dataforprogress.org/blog/2025/3/...
March 27, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Proves the long belief I've had that they "they just need to actually know a trans person" theory is bullshit
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it's possible to just find people obnoxious and not Do Politics about it. but if you're going to insist that political teams are evaluated by the behavior of their most aggressive members then you could at least be minimally honest about what your team is like
March 27, 2025 at 7:07 PM
it's possible to just find people obnoxious and not Do Politics about it. but if you're going to insist that political teams are evaluated by the behavior of their most aggressive members then you could at least be minimally honest about what your team is like
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There has been an implicit agreement between the IRS and undocumented migrants that they can pay their taxes without fear. Many undocumented migrants do so, in part so they can apply for citizenship/visas in the future. Now that trust is going to be abused to potentially deport millions of people.
🚨 NEW 🚨
The IRS is on the cusp of an agreement with ICE to assist with deportations.
The IRS would use confidential taxpayer information to verify addresses of suspected undocumented immigrants ICE is attempting to locate, @jeffstein.bsky.social & I can report.
The IRS is on the cusp of an agreement with ICE to assist with deportations.
The IRS would use confidential taxpayer information to verify addresses of suspected undocumented immigrants ICE is attempting to locate, @jeffstein.bsky.social & I can report.
IRS nears deal with ICE to share addresses of suspected undocumented immigrants
The move toward information-sharing comes as President Donald Trump pushes his administration to use every resource to conduct what he hopes will be the largest mass deportation of immigrants in U.S. ...
www.washingtonpost.com
March 22, 2025 at 9:13 PM
There has been an implicit agreement between the IRS and undocumented migrants that they can pay their taxes without fear. Many undocumented migrants do so, in part so they can apply for citizenship/visas in the future. Now that trust is going to be abused to potentially deport millions of people.
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@jessicacalarco.bsky.social ' "Translation: it's easier to force women to have more babies if we make it harder for them to go to college." is of course right.
There's no intellectual gotcha or argument with them, because the evil thing -the forcing- is precisely what they want. MFs delenda sunt.
There's no intellectual gotcha or argument with them, because the evil thing -the forcing- is precisely what they want. MFs delenda sunt.
Heritage: "reducing federal higher education subsidies and loan cancellation that place the federal thumb on the scale in favor of spending years in postsecondary work of questionable value will help young Americans to start and expand their families." www.heritage.org/education/re...
Education Policy Reforms Are Key Strategies for Increasing the Married Birth Rate
The fertility rate in the United States has dropped to 1.6,
www.heritage.org
March 13, 2025 at 8:35 PM
@jessicacalarco.bsky.social ' "Translation: it's easier to force women to have more babies if we make it harder for them to go to college." is of course right.
There's no intellectual gotcha or argument with them, because the evil thing -the forcing- is precisely what they want. MFs delenda sunt.
There's no intellectual gotcha or argument with them, because the evil thing -the forcing- is precisely what they want. MFs delenda sunt.
Personal ))) my partner's family continues to be amazing. Genuinely so lucky with them. Its really weird to think that this is what family is supposed to feel like.
February 25, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Personal ))) my partner's family continues to be amazing. Genuinely so lucky with them. Its really weird to think that this is what family is supposed to feel like.
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i think "an effective altruist is personally denying twenty million people their HIV medications despite a court order telling him to send the money" is a pretty good summary of effective altruism as a real world philosophy
February 25, 2025 at 7:35 PM
i think "an effective altruist is personally denying twenty million people their HIV medications despite a court order telling him to send the money" is a pretty good summary of effective altruism as a real world philosophy
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To answer some quick questions about my latest story:
- It does not apply to the Visa Waiver Program as far as I can see
- It does not impact American citizens
- The ban exclusively impacts transgender foreigners seeking visas in the United States
- It is far more extensive than reported elsewhere
- It does not apply to the Visa Waiver Program as far as I can see
- It does not impact American citizens
- The ban exclusively impacts transgender foreigners seeking visas in the United States
- It is far more extensive than reported elsewhere
1. Major exclusive breaking news: Marco Rubio may have just banned trans foreigners seeking visas with correct gender markers from US Entry.
A new cable, effective immediately, says visas must contain assigned sex at birth and should be rejected if they don't.
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A new cable, effective immediately, says visas must contain assigned sex at birth and should be rejected if they don't.
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Marco Rubio May Have Just Banned Trans Foreigners Seeking Visas From US Entry
A new state department cable, meant to target transgender athletes, indicates a potential broader application to all transgender visas, which it states must contain "sex at birth."
www.erininthemorning.com
February 25, 2025 at 7:58 PM
To answer some quick questions about my latest story:
- It does not apply to the Visa Waiver Program as far as I can see
- It does not impact American citizens
- The ban exclusively impacts transgender foreigners seeking visas in the United States
- It is far more extensive than reported elsewhere
- It does not apply to the Visa Waiver Program as far as I can see
- It does not impact American citizens
- The ban exclusively impacts transgender foreigners seeking visas in the United States
- It is far more extensive than reported elsewhere
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One of the things I’m thinking about watching Survivor and thinking about politics is this: a constant reason why alliances fall apart is when someone thinks (often correctly) that nobody listens to them, which means they’re not really part of the alliance. They’re just being used as a number.
February 25, 2025 at 4:18 PM
One of the things I’m thinking about watching Survivor and thinking about politics is this: a constant reason why alliances fall apart is when someone thinks (often correctly) that nobody listens to them, which means they’re not really part of the alliance. They’re just being used as a number.
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The reason for “female mice” is because until recently research ignored the differences between men and women which led to treatments that were dangerous or ineffective for women.
Exclusive: NIH appears to archive policy requiring female animals in studies www.thetransmitter.org/policy/exclu...
Exclusive: NIH appears to archive policy requiring female animals in studies
Such a shift would “put us back in the dark ages in terms of our science,” says neuroscientist Anne Murphy, who helped to formulate the original policy.
www.thetransmitter.org
February 25, 2025 at 3:29 PM
The reason for “female mice” is because until recently research ignored the differences between men and women which led to treatments that were dangerous or ineffective for women.
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a lot to process but great news overall
February 24, 2025 at 3:02 PM
a lot to process but great news overall