Ethan
@drbeef.bsky.social
Gender, Sexuality and Women’s Studies Prof by day. Elder emo by night. Critical public health, the science of sex(uality) science, disability justice. Not your average guy (Auti he/they).
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I’m reminded of Alice’s early 2024 medical emerg. People went SO FAR beyond boundaries… & contacted the hospital.
She later quotes s.e. smith on parasocial interactions: marginalized ppl will become more & more quiet online as their boundaries are crossed.
www.teenvogue.com/story/covid-...
She later quotes s.e. smith on parasocial interactions: marginalized ppl will become more & more quiet online as their boundaries are crossed.
www.teenvogue.com/story/covid-...
November 17, 2025 at 7:34 PM
I’m reminded of Alice’s early 2024 medical emerg. People went SO FAR beyond boundaries… & contacted the hospital.
She later quotes s.e. smith on parasocial interactions: marginalized ppl will become more & more quiet online as their boundaries are crossed.
www.teenvogue.com/story/covid-...
She later quotes s.e. smith on parasocial interactions: marginalized ppl will become more & more quiet online as their boundaries are crossed.
www.teenvogue.com/story/covid-...
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I cannot express how important it is for anyone going through a secured checkpoint like TSA to make sure thier phone is in BFU (Before First Unlock) mode. To enter this state: reboot your phone and don't unlock it.
In BFU mode all data is encrypted and your phone requires a passcode to unlock.
In BFU mode all data is encrypted and your phone requires a passcode to unlock.
I was just asked for my phone (to swipe the outside for whatever) for the 1st time during a “random” TSA extra screening for a domestic flight - i told them i didn’t consent to a search of the phone, made sure there were no notifications visible & it was locked and didn’t let it out of my sight…
November 17, 2025 at 2:51 PM
I cannot express how important it is for anyone going through a secured checkpoint like TSA to make sure thier phone is in BFU (Before First Unlock) mode. To enter this state: reboot your phone and don't unlock it.
In BFU mode all data is encrypted and your phone requires a passcode to unlock.
In BFU mode all data is encrypted and your phone requires a passcode to unlock.
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happy monday, taps sign⬇️
happy sunday, remember that you are completely expendable to your employer and that when you die they will forget you ever existed within weeks and easily replace you
November 17, 2025 at 12:42 PM
happy monday, taps sign⬇️
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People taken by federal agents in Charlotte include: "Workers putting up Christmas decorations in a homeowner's front yard. Picking up construction materials from hardware stores. Doing yard work at an east Charlotte church.”
Border Patrol operation rocks Charlotte with dozens arrested
The operation has caused "unnecessary fear and uncertainty," local officials said in a statement.
www.axios.com
November 16, 2025 at 9:51 PM
People taken by federal agents in Charlotte include: "Workers putting up Christmas decorations in a homeowner's front yard. Picking up construction materials from hardware stores. Doing yard work at an east Charlotte church.”
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“Mask mandates don’t wo-“ Nope! Let’s put a stop to this nonsense for good. Read the hard evidence for yourself at the link below. 👇
🚨 ANSWERED: Can COVID-19 Be Prevented?
A compilation of over 40 studies on how to best prevent COVID-19, from respirators to vaccines to other interventions.
👇 READ, SUBSCRIBE, SHARE WIDELY: www.panaccindex.info/p/answered-c...
A compilation of over 40 studies on how to best prevent COVID-19, from respirators to vaccines to other interventions.
👇 READ, SUBSCRIBE, SHARE WIDELY: www.panaccindex.info/p/answered-c...
ANSWERED: Can COVID-19 Be Prevented?
A Collection of Peer-Reviewed Scientific Research (40+ Studies)
www.panaccindex.info
November 15, 2025 at 5:01 PM
“Mask mandates don’t wo-“ Nope! Let’s put a stop to this nonsense for good. Read the hard evidence for yourself at the link below. 👇
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Want to honor Alice Wong and her work? Wear a damn mask!
November 15, 2025 at 7:32 AM
Want to honor Alice Wong and her work? Wear a damn mask!
This. Absolutely this for me. I simultaneously want to make cis fellas jealous at the gym, while still having all my trans siblings know, "me, too."
Contradictory? Incompatible? Not for this gender goblin.
Contradictory? Incompatible? Not for this gender goblin.
idk man the idea of clockiness changed for me when i realized that it would bother me on a soul-deep level if i was around another trans person in public who did not also know that i was trans. spiritually nourished by that lil nod
November 15, 2025 at 6:46 PM
This. Absolutely this for me. I simultaneously want to make cis fellas jealous at the gym, while still having all my trans siblings know, "me, too."
Contradictory? Incompatible? Not for this gender goblin.
Contradictory? Incompatible? Not for this gender goblin.
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those of us laid off from Teen Vogue were really fortunate to complete our fundraising goal — the laid-off staffers at VIBE deserve the same support, as Black media outlets and journalists continue to be targeted and discriminated against in “austerity” measures
It was announced on October 16, 2025 that VIBE was "joining forces" with Rolling Stone. As a result, the majority of VIBE employees were laid off. If you have the means to give, this team could use the support! www.gofundme.com/f/support-vi...
Donate to Support VIBE Staff After Sudden Layoffs, organized by Mya Abraham
It was announced on October 16, 2025 that VIBE was "joining forces" with Rolling S… Mya Abraham needs your support for Support VIBE Staff After Sudden Layoffs
www.gofundme.com
November 15, 2025 at 4:38 PM
those of us laid off from Teen Vogue were really fortunate to complete our fundraising goal — the laid-off staffers at VIBE deserve the same support, as Black media outlets and journalists continue to be targeted and discriminated against in “austerity” measures
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Remember: "Don't let the bastards grind you down!"
November 15, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Remember: "Don't let the bastards grind you down!"
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Absolutely fitting coda to the whole Epstein horror show is that the brave testimony of dozens of women could not be credited and we need the emails of men to deem it credible.
November 13, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Absolutely fitting coda to the whole Epstein horror show is that the brave testimony of dozens of women could not be credited and we need the emails of men to deem it credible.
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Love to see community action against this AI nonsense! neighborhoodview.org/2025/11/13/d...
November 14, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Love to see community action against this AI nonsense! neighborhoodview.org/2025/11/13/d...
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I don’t want to formulate words yet, but my friend Alice Wong, @sfdirewolf.bsky.social of the Disability Visibility Project, has passed.
Here are the words she left behind:
www.instagram.com/p/DREMDNBjnq...
Here are the words she left behind:
www.instagram.com/p/DREMDNBjnq...
Alice Wong on Instagram: "ID: Yellow background with black text "This is Alice's friend Sandy Ho, posting. Per Alice's wishes, this message is being shared at the time of her passing. Hi everyone, it ...
423 likes, 73 comments - alicatsamurai on November 14, 2025: "ID: Yellow background with black text "This is Alice's friend Sandy Ho, posting. Per Alice's wishes, this message is being shared at the t...
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November 15, 2025 at 5:57 AM
I don’t want to formulate words yet, but my friend Alice Wong, @sfdirewolf.bsky.social of the Disability Visibility Project, has passed.
Here are the words she left behind:
www.instagram.com/p/DREMDNBjnq...
Here are the words she left behind:
www.instagram.com/p/DREMDNBjnq...
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This is an odd way to frame a return to traditional food ways that we ought to celebrate and treat as a chance to reflect on the importance of food sovereignty apnews.com/article/shut...
Tribes that restored buffalo are killing some to feed people because of the shutdown
A deal to end the government shutdown is too late for about 30 bison on the Fort Peck reservation in northern Montana.
apnews.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:28 AM
This is an odd way to frame a return to traditional food ways that we ought to celebrate and treat as a chance to reflect on the importance of food sovereignty apnews.com/article/shut...
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From this minister's op-ed: "People wanting to experience God are more likely to meet the Divine trying to shut down the Broadview, Illinois, ICE facility than we ever were in church...God does not live in our houses of worship, but...with those who are bearing the brunt of cruelty in this moment."
Oh wow @reuters.com got the photo here:
November 14, 2025 at 9:38 PM
From this minister's op-ed: "People wanting to experience God are more likely to meet the Divine trying to shut down the Broadview, Illinois, ICE facility than we ever were in church...God does not live in our houses of worship, but...with those who are bearing the brunt of cruelty in this moment."
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What's from Chicago, hates Illinois Nazis, and is holy as fuck?
It's the Pope in 1982.
It's the Pope in 1982.
November 13, 2025 at 1:37 AM
What's from Chicago, hates Illinois Nazis, and is holy as fuck?
It's the Pope in 1982.
It's the Pope in 1982.
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Governor Elect Spanberger advises the UVA BOV to pause selection of a new President until they have a Board approved by the General Assembly. A good and fair call.
November 12, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Governor Elect Spanberger advises the UVA BOV to pause selection of a new President until they have a Board approved by the General Assembly. A good and fair call.
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As all this disgusting Epstein shit starts surfacing more and more, I hope we don't lose sight of the fact that apparently every major media outlet knew everything and instead spent their time money and energy attacking the trans community.
November 13, 2025 at 1:07 AM
As all this disgusting Epstein shit starts surfacing more and more, I hope we don't lose sight of the fact that apparently every major media outlet knew everything and instead spent their time money and energy attacking the trans community.
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NEWS: The UK is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes the attacks are illegal, sources familiar with the matter told CNN. edition.cnn.com/2025/11/11/p...
Exclusive: UK suspends some intelligence sharing with US over boat strike concerns in major break | CNN Politics
The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes ...
edition.cnn.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:06 PM
NEWS: The UK is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes the attacks are illegal, sources familiar with the matter told CNN. edition.cnn.com/2025/11/11/p...
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In case you missed it: Teen Vogue, previously a remarkably useful source of US political news, recently fired all the black women in their organisation and their entire political journalism team.
You can unfollow them now; I have.
You can unfollow them now; I have.
A letter from the Teen Vogue team regarding the recent changes at our publication.
November 12, 2025 at 8:31 AM
In case you missed it: Teen Vogue, previously a remarkably useful source of US political news, recently fired all the black women in their organisation and their entire political journalism team.
You can unfollow them now; I have.
You can unfollow them now; I have.
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Now an example of overt state-sponsored white supremacy.
Indiana University removed a Lecturer from her "Diversity, Human Rights, and Social Justice" course after a student filed a complaint about a graphic the instructor showed in class, which included "Make America Great Again" as an example of "Covert White Supremacy."
www.wfyi.org/news/article...
www.wfyi.org/news/article...
IU lecturer removed from class during intellectual diversity investigation
A lecturer in the Indiana University School of Social Work has been removed from teaching one of her classes Diversity, Human Rights, and Social Justice while the university investigates a complaint...
www.wfyi.org
November 12, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Now an example of overt state-sponsored white supremacy.
Why won't my phone ever autocorrect the way I need it to? Ligamemt? Really? That seems like low hanging fruit.
November 12, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Why won't my phone ever autocorrect the way I need it to? Ligamemt? Really? That seems like low hanging fruit.
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in Paris, I had to see a same-day doctor & I found one. was gravely warned that, as a foreigner, I’d have to pay 32 euros & I laughed & laughed
a friend there said “make sure you get X kind of doctor, not Y, because the Y kind charges 74 WHOLE EUROS” & once again I bitterly, bitterly laughed 😭
a friend there said “make sure you get X kind of doctor, not Y, because the Y kind charges 74 WHOLE EUROS” & once again I bitterly, bitterly laughed 😭
My ACA current plan is going from $385/mo to $821/mo.
November 12, 2025 at 12:48 AM
in Paris, I had to see a same-day doctor & I found one. was gravely warned that, as a foreigner, I’d have to pay 32 euros & I laughed & laughed
a friend there said “make sure you get X kind of doctor, not Y, because the Y kind charges 74 WHOLE EUROS” & once again I bitterly, bitterly laughed 😭
a friend there said “make sure you get X kind of doctor, not Y, because the Y kind charges 74 WHOLE EUROS” & once again I bitterly, bitterly laughed 😭
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still fleshing out this theory (pun intended, I guess?) but there is so much magical and symbolic thinking going on when people talk about "nutrition"
people seem to food as a source of not just potential biological contagion, but social, and, even weirder, symbolic contagion via sympathetic magic
people seem to food as a source of not just potential biological contagion, but social, and, even weirder, symbolic contagion via sympathetic magic
November 10, 2025 at 9:11 PM
still fleshing out this theory (pun intended, I guess?) but there is so much magical and symbolic thinking going on when people talk about "nutrition"
people seem to food as a source of not just potential biological contagion, but social, and, even weirder, symbolic contagion via sympathetic magic
people seem to food as a source of not just potential biological contagion, but social, and, even weirder, symbolic contagion via sympathetic magic