Francesca
@frankcesca.bsky.social
she/her
Translator (DE-EN), writer, sociolinguist, teacher, parent.
Coloradan by heart; Berlinerin by choice. ADHD Ashki.
Wug counter par excellence.
Translator (DE-EN), writer, sociolinguist, teacher, parent.
Coloradan by heart; Berlinerin by choice. ADHD Ashki.
Wug counter par excellence.
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"THE REASON YOU SHOULD CARE ... IS NOT THAT IT COULD HAPPEN TO YOU BUT THAT IT IS ALREADY HAPPENING TO OTHERS."
September 9, 2025 at 4:27 AM
"THE REASON YOU SHOULD CARE ... IS NOT THAT IT COULD HAPPEN TO YOU BUT THAT IT IS ALREADY HAPPENING TO OTHERS."
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“stunning moment of self reflection” we are so cooked, the boomers think the fancy markov chain is self aware
Guys, I waved at the mirror and it waved back at me. I think... I think someone might be alive inside there.
July 21, 2025 at 8:40 AM
“stunning moment of self reflection” we are so cooked, the boomers think the fancy markov chain is self aware
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Will climate change *save* lives overall in Europe due to reducing cold deaths?
Per this recent research, nope, an increase in heat deaths will outpace the decrease in cold deaths - at least if Europe doesn’t make substantial changes to mitigate heat:
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Per this recent research, nope, an increase in heat deaths will outpace the decrease in cold deaths - at least if Europe doesn’t make substantial changes to mitigate heat:
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Estimating future heat-related and cold-related mortality under climate change, demographic and adaptation scenarios in 854 European cities - Nature Medicine
Modeled analyses of 854 European cities show that net temperature-related mortality will increase because of an increase in heat-related mortality exceeding future reductions in cold-related mortality...
www.nature.com
July 14, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Will climate change *save* lives overall in Europe due to reducing cold deaths?
Per this recent research, nope, an increase in heat deaths will outpace the decrease in cold deaths - at least if Europe doesn’t make substantial changes to mitigate heat:
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Per this recent research, nope, an increase in heat deaths will outpace the decrease in cold deaths - at least if Europe doesn’t make substantial changes to mitigate heat:
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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The Emperor listened to his ministers as they told him why each of the books on their long list needed to be banned.
"Gentlemen, your explanations are a good start."
"So you will ban these books?"
"Not at all! If these books are problematic, we must provide context to help them be understood."
"Gentlemen, your explanations are a good start."
"So you will ban these books?"
"Not at all! If these books are problematic, we must provide context to help them be understood."
March 15, 2025 at 8:41 PM
The Emperor listened to his ministers as they told him why each of the books on their long list needed to be banned.
"Gentlemen, your explanations are a good start."
"So you will ban these books?"
"Not at all! If these books are problematic, we must provide context to help them be understood."
"Gentlemen, your explanations are a good start."
"So you will ban these books?"
"Not at all! If these books are problematic, we must provide context to help them be understood."
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"There are protests, your majesty."
"Good," said the Emperor. "What are they protesting?"
"Grain prices. But why are protests good?"
"What would you call a society with no protests?"
"Happy, your majesty."
"I would call it oppressed. Prepare a report on their grievances."
"Good," said the Emperor. "What are they protesting?"
"Grain prices. But why are protests good?"
"What would you call a society with no protests?"
"Happy, your majesty."
"I would call it oppressed. Prepare a report on their grievances."
June 8, 2025 at 1:33 PM
"There are protests, your majesty."
"Good," said the Emperor. "What are they protesting?"
"Grain prices. But why are protests good?"
"What would you call a society with no protests?"
"Happy, your majesty."
"I would call it oppressed. Prepare a report on their grievances."
"Good," said the Emperor. "What are they protesting?"
"Grain prices. But why are protests good?"
"What would you call a society with no protests?"
"Happy, your majesty."
"I would call it oppressed. Prepare a report on their grievances."
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In a world in desperate need of more kindness, adding alt text to your images is a simple act of kindness that has a profound impact on people who rely on alt text.
June 24, 2025 at 3:18 PM
In a world in desperate need of more kindness, adding alt text to your images is a simple act of kindness that has a profound impact on people who rely on alt text.
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The most important part of republican fascism is the demand you must be nice to them.
June 24, 2025 at 2:52 PM
The most important part of republican fascism is the demand you must be nice to them.
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DOGE was the richest man in the world killing the poorest people in the world
New from me and the great @hana-kiros.bsky.social reporting on the devastation caused by the USAID cuts Musk championed, Musk’s troubling obsession with “western civilization” and which lives he believes are worth saving (it’s not kids in South Sudan)
Who Does Elon Musk Believe Is Worth Saving?
The tech billionaire wants to shape humanity’s future. Not everyone has a place there.
www.theatlantic.com
June 24, 2025 at 3:43 PM
DOGE was the richest man in the world killing the poorest people in the world
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In case you can't tell what just happened, JK Rowling instructed her followers to take photos of anyone in a women's restroom who doesn't match their idea of Western feminine beauty standards. Short hair? Thick cheekbones/jaw? Too tall or broad-shouldered? You're now "a man" and will be harassed.
If you're still buying wizard book shit, you are no friend to the trans community. Here's the wizard book bigot inciting harassment against innocent people to her 14 million followers on the nazi app.
And no, they can't Always Tell.
And no, they can't Always Tell.
June 23, 2025 at 4:06 AM
In case you can't tell what just happened, JK Rowling instructed her followers to take photos of anyone in a women's restroom who doesn't match their idea of Western feminine beauty standards. Short hair? Thick cheekbones/jaw? Too tall or broad-shouldered? You're now "a man" and will be harassed.
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"why are millennials so left leaning compared to every other generation" idk dude maybe it's because every single formative event in our lives has been a disaster directly caused by capitalism and american imperialism but nah it's probably the computer games
June 20, 2025 at 2:36 PM
"why are millennials so left leaning compared to every other generation" idk dude maybe it's because every single formative event in our lives has been a disaster directly caused by capitalism and american imperialism but nah it's probably the computer games
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yep! also not sure they *can* be taught to know if they’re right.
likewise i think the pathological “yes, and”-ing may be built in at a pretty deep architectural level. like if your whole deal is to traverse a statistical space of text there aren’t many forks in the corpus that end in “i dont know”
likewise i think the pathological “yes, and”-ing may be built in at a pretty deep architectural level. like if your whole deal is to traverse a statistical space of text there aren’t many forks in the corpus that end in “i dont know”
I expect that consumer-facing AI programs will continue to improve and they may become much more useful tools for everyday life in the future.
But I think it was a disastrous mistake that today’s models were taught to be convincing before they were taught to be right.
But I think it was a disastrous mistake that today’s models were taught to be convincing before they were taught to be right.
June 19, 2025 at 5:22 PM
yep! also not sure they *can* be taught to know if they’re right.
likewise i think the pathological “yes, and”-ing may be built in at a pretty deep architectural level. like if your whole deal is to traverse a statistical space of text there aren’t many forks in the corpus that end in “i dont know”
likewise i think the pathological “yes, and”-ing may be built in at a pretty deep architectural level. like if your whole deal is to traverse a statistical space of text there aren’t many forks in the corpus that end in “i dont know”
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Being alive for the "find out" portion of history is really tiring when I wasn't doing the fucking around 😭
June 13, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Being alive for the "find out" portion of history is really tiring when I wasn't doing the fucking around 😭
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*Regina George voice* stop trying to make civil war happen
lmao The Sun has a livestream of the “LA riots” on YouTube and when you click on it it’s a bunch of troops standing around doing nothing
you can literally hear birds singing in the background
what a time to be alive
you can literally hear birds singing in the background
what a time to be alive
June 8, 2025 at 6:00 PM
*Regina George voice* stop trying to make civil war happen
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I think it’s notable that ICE isn’t conducting raids in red states, but is instead targeting deep blue states with big migrant communities that will fight back.
They want violence to justify more violence. This is fascism 101.
We should laugh at them and treat them like the cowards they are.
They want violence to justify more violence. This is fascism 101.
We should laugh at them and treat them like the cowards they are.
June 8, 2025 at 4:03 PM
I think it’s notable that ICE isn’t conducting raids in red states, but is instead targeting deep blue states with big migrant communities that will fight back.
They want violence to justify more violence. This is fascism 101.
We should laugh at them and treat them like the cowards they are.
They want violence to justify more violence. This is fascism 101.
We should laugh at them and treat them like the cowards they are.
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When Trump encounters a demographic he doesn’t care for, he “disappears” them–in many cases, the very record of their existence.
Meet America’s new “missing persons," and the govt campaign to delete statistical evidence of anyone who doesn't fit Trump’s idea of our new golden age.
w/ @ashendruk.com
Meet America’s new “missing persons," and the govt campaign to delete statistical evidence of anyone who doesn't fit Trump’s idea of our new golden age.
w/ @ashendruk.com
Opinion | Here are the people Trump doesn’t want to exist
Women, people of color and those in the LGBTQ+ community are main targets.
www.washingtonpost.com
June 6, 2025 at 1:34 PM
When Trump encounters a demographic he doesn’t care for, he “disappears” them–in many cases, the very record of their existence.
Meet America’s new “missing persons," and the govt campaign to delete statistical evidence of anyone who doesn't fit Trump’s idea of our new golden age.
w/ @ashendruk.com
Meet America’s new “missing persons," and the govt campaign to delete statistical evidence of anyone who doesn't fit Trump’s idea of our new golden age.
w/ @ashendruk.com
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I keep getting asked if it’s legal to spend our campaign funds on food drives or our high school public service grants and the answer is YES. It is.
Politicians and Democratic organizations need to use their coffers to help people NOW and fill in the gaps that Trump has created.
Politicians and Democratic organizations need to use their coffers to help people NOW and fill in the gaps that Trump has created.
if dems want messaging help, stop telling people you're "fighting back." it sounds like you're being mugged. call off the podcaster search, take your ridiculous money pile and try opening some food banks and free clinics. hurricanes are coming and the feds have no plan. looks like an opening to me.
May 22, 2025 at 4:09 PM
I keep getting asked if it’s legal to spend our campaign funds on food drives or our high school public service grants and the answer is YES. It is.
Politicians and Democratic organizations need to use their coffers to help people NOW and fill in the gaps that Trump has created.
Politicians and Democratic organizations need to use their coffers to help people NOW and fill in the gaps that Trump has created.
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Remember when she funded an anti trans bill, then when it passed, posted a picture of herself with wine and cigars and bragged ‘I love it when a plan comes together?’
That is literally where that money for these games go.
Buying her trash, funds anti LGBTQ+ laws.
That is literally where that money for these games go.
Buying her trash, funds anti LGBTQ+ laws.
The upcoming Hogwarts Legacy 2 could potentially feature more characters from the Harry Potter books and movies.
Hogwarts Legacy 2 Could Feature Characters from the Books and Movies
The upcoming Hogwarts Legacy 2 could potentially feature more characters from the Harry Potter books and movies.
bit.ly
May 18, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Remember when she funded an anti trans bill, then when it passed, posted a picture of herself with wine and cigars and bragged ‘I love it when a plan comes together?’
That is literally where that money for these games go.
Buying her trash, funds anti LGBTQ+ laws.
That is literally where that money for these games go.
Buying her trash, funds anti LGBTQ+ laws.
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The truth is, biking is dangerous to pretty much all of our most oppressive political systems. So to suppress it, we make biking artificially dangerous to riders — we don't build the bike paths, we spread lies about how much they'll cost us, we stigmatize this basic, democratic form of movement.
May 15, 2025 at 4:59 PM
The truth is, biking is dangerous to pretty much all of our most oppressive political systems. So to suppress it, we make biking artificially dangerous to riders — we don't build the bike paths, we spread lies about how much they'll cost us, we stigmatize this basic, democratic form of movement.
Some light Pesach reading
April 13, 2025 at 5:29 AM
Some light Pesach reading
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Hey, just a quiet reminder: it’s not true that people get more conservative as they age. *Populations* get more conservative as they age because poor and marginalized people die sooner.
nymag.com/intelligence...
nymag.com/intelligence...
Seniors Are More Conservative Because the Poor Die Off
Sometimes older voters aren’t just naturally more conservative. It’s just that wealthier and whiter people tend to live longer and healthier lives.
nymag.com
April 13, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Hey, just a quiet reminder: it’s not true that people get more conservative as they age. *Populations* get more conservative as they age because poor and marginalized people die sooner.
nymag.com/intelligence...
nymag.com/intelligence...
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Repeat after me: these budget cuts are theft. Our elected officials are stealing from us. They work for us, and they are breaking what we hired them to protect.
BREAKING from @science.org: The Trump admin is seeking to kill nearly all climate research at NOAA, its climate science agency.
Its near-final budget proposal would end all NOAA research labs, academic institutes, and regional climate centers. And it wants to fully end the NOAA Research division.
Its near-final budget proposal would end all NOAA research labs, academic institutes, and regional climate centers. And it wants to fully end the NOAA Research division.
Trump seeks to end climate research at premier U.S. climate agency
White House aims to end NOAA’s research office; NASA also targeted
www.science.org
April 11, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Repeat after me: these budget cuts are theft. Our elected officials are stealing from us. They work for us, and they are breaking what we hired them to protect.
Another day, another German asking if they can change the word "by" to "until" in my translation...
April 9, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Another day, another German asking if they can change the word "by" to "until" in my translation...
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This is me every single day since November 6, 2024.
(Because even beyond the bigotry & fascism, they really are the very worst. And I refuse. I absolutely refuse.)
(Because even beyond the bigotry & fascism, they really are the very worst. And I refuse. I absolutely refuse.)
we have to find a way to win this because I refuse to accept a world in which the biggest assholes alive get everything they want
March 20, 2025 at 6:10 PM
This is me every single day since November 6, 2024.
(Because even beyond the bigotry & fascism, they really are the very worst. And I refuse. I absolutely refuse.)
(Because even beyond the bigotry & fascism, they really are the very worst. And I refuse. I absolutely refuse.)