Rachel Blum
@groby.bsky.social
I do things. Many things. During the day, I work on a little-known app named for an element.
Also, I speak for nobody but myself. I especially don't speak for my employer.
she/her. SJW. Queer.
Also, I speak for nobody but myself. I especially don't speak for my employer.
she/her. SJW. Queer.
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tech ceos: san francisco is turning to shit
also tech ceos: [dealing drugs] [murdering each other] [not paying rent]
also tech ceos: [dealing drugs] [murdering each other] [not paying rent]
So this lawsuit that former employees filed against Twitter last week regarding not paying rent and ignoring building codes has some CRAZY stories. I tried to highlight the craziest ones in this article
Apparently Elon Doesn’t Think He Needs To Pay Rent Because SF Is A ‘Shithole’; So Why Should We Pay For Twitter?
It’s no secret that Twitter isn’t paying many of its bills, including the rent for its headquarters. That was rumored last fall, but became much more clear when the landlords sued the company in Ja…
www.techdirt.com
May 22, 2023 at 10:06 PM
tech ceos: san francisco is turning to shit
also tech ceos: [dealing drugs] [murdering each other] [not paying rent]
also tech ceos: [dealing drugs] [murdering each other] [not paying rent]
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To the surprise of probably no one, it turns out the DC Police Intel Chief was feeding info to the Proud Boys.
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/dc-police-intel-chief-was-supplicant-to-proud-boys-leader-prosecutors-say
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/dc-police-intel-chief-was-supplicant-to-proud-boys-leader-prosecutors-say
May 19, 2023 at 5:50 PM
To the surprise of probably no one, it turns out the DC Police Intel Chief was feeding info to the Proud Boys.
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/dc-police-intel-chief-was-supplicant-to-proud-boys-leader-prosecutors-say
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/dc-police-intel-chief-was-supplicant-to-proud-boys-leader-prosecutors-say
@drrgibsongirl.bsky.social welcome to the weird place :)
May 14, 2023 at 11:16 PM
@drrgibsongirl.bsky.social welcome to the weird place :)
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I cannot stress enough the impact of community standards on TRUE freedom of expression.
Refusing to tolerate hate creates space for EVERYONE’S joy.
Refusing to tolerate hate creates space for EVERYONE’S joy.
what bluesky is really showing right now is that trans people are hella fun, when we're not up to our asses in TERF nonsense
May 13, 2023 at 11:24 PM
I cannot stress enough the impact of community standards on TRUE freedom of expression.
Refusing to tolerate hate creates space for EVERYONE’S joy.
Refusing to tolerate hate creates space for EVERYONE’S joy.
The thing about not being 20 any more that probably sucks the most?
The fact that a piece of sugary dessert has roughly the same effect as horse tranquilizer.
The fact that a piece of sugary dessert has roughly the same effect as horse tranquilizer.
May 12, 2023 at 4:17 AM
The thing about not being 20 any more that probably sucks the most?
The fact that a piece of sugary dessert has roughly the same effect as horse tranquilizer.
The fact that a piece of sugary dessert has roughly the same effect as horse tranquilizer.
Is it only me, or are lately 2-3 hours just missing from everyday? (Unless we talk about energy levels, which feel like we gained 5)
May 10, 2023 at 3:29 AM
Is it only me, or are lately 2-3 hours just missing from everyday? (Unless we talk about energy levels, which feel like we gained 5)
Societies have long figured out that the only thing that works with truly destructive elements in shunning.
So, shun them. There is no place in civil society for them, anywhere.
And if you believe intersectional justice is a "mind virus", you might want to ask your friends for an intervention.
So, shun them. There is no place in civil society for them, anywhere.
And if you believe intersectional justice is a "mind virus", you might want to ask your friends for an intervention.
May 9, 2023 at 7:30 PM
Societies have long figured out that the only thing that works with truly destructive elements in shunning.
So, shun them. There is no place in civil society for them, anywhere.
And if you believe intersectional justice is a "mind virus", you might want to ask your friends for an intervention.
So, shun them. There is no place in civil society for them, anywhere.
And if you believe intersectional justice is a "mind virus", you might want to ask your friends for an intervention.
I gotta say, the joy when you randomly see somebody pop up whom you knew from the hellsite, it's really special.
I'm here for the endorphins
I'm here for the endorphins
May 9, 2023 at 3:51 AM
I gotta say, the joy when you randomly see somebody pop up whom you knew from the hellsite, it's really special.
I'm here for the endorphins
I'm here for the endorphins
Ayup. It's *long* past time to stop bipartisanship with Nazis.
Folks often ask me about bipartisanship in Congress. Here’s the thing, if we spend all our time compromising with the extreme right we won’t have a democracy in ten years.
Now’s the time to fight for the people and the truth.
Now’s the time to fight for the people and the truth.
May 8, 2023 at 4:32 AM
Ayup. It's *long* past time to stop bipartisanship with Nazis.
Hey, @jay.bsky.team - while y'all ponder the best way to keep Nazis off the platform, please make the invite tree visible.
Because "who brought them in" is an important question here.
Because "who brought them in" is an important question here.
May 8, 2023 at 4:30 AM
Hey, @jay.bsky.team - while y'all ponder the best way to keep Nazis off the platform, please make the invite tree visible.
Because "who brought them in" is an important question here.
Because "who brought them in" is an important question here.
Wait, the assumption is bsky users are 35?
<manic cackling>
<manic cackling>
May 8, 2023 at 4:18 AM
Wait, the assumption is bsky users are 35?
<manic cackling>
<manic cackling>
I'm going to eat a microwaveable Pad Thai "ready made meal).
Wish me luck.
Wish me luck.
May 8, 2023 at 4:10 AM
I'm going to eat a microwaveable Pad Thai "ready made meal).
Wish me luck.
Wish me luck.
Thanks to @faineg.bsky.social I now have the best Alf picture of all times in my collection.
Just can't stop laughing.
Just can't stop laughing.
May 8, 2023 at 4:06 AM
Thanks to @faineg.bsky.social I now have the best Alf picture of all times in my collection.
Just can't stop laughing.
Just can't stop laughing.
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I really like this Faine person and am grateful we can go from Alf to this because this is so fucking vital to our collective survival and no one on social media is talking about it anywhere else.
In the US, people in poorer, less white, younger areas tend to be more aware of risk from extreme heat than older, whiter, wealthier areas.
https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.1813145116
https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.1813145116
Public perceptions of the health risks of extreme heat across US states, counties, and neighborhoods | Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Extreme heat is the leading weather-related cause of death in the United States. Many
individuals, however, fail to perceive this risk, which will ...
www.pnas.org
May 8, 2023 at 12:05 AM
I really like this Faine person and am grateful we can go from Alf to this because this is so fucking vital to our collective survival and no one on social media is talking about it anywhere else.
In Chicago. In early May.
For the stat nerds: one week of sustained heat in the range of 99-106 Fahrenheit (37-42C)
One of the worst heat waves in US history happened in Chicago in 1995 - about 739 people died.
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/chicago-learned-climate-lessons-from-its-deadly-1995-heat-wave1/
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/chicago-learned-climate-lessons-from-its-deadly-1995-heat-wave1/
May 8, 2023 at 1:11 AM
In Chicago. In early May.
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TIL that if a car without mud flaps comes within visibility of even the most minute amounts of mud, it will look like it drove Paris-Dakar in thundering rain, with several mud wrestling instances on the way.
May 7, 2023 at 2:55 AM
TIL that if a car without mud flaps comes within visibility of even the most minute amounts of mud, it will look like it drove Paris-Dakar in thundering rain, with several mud wrestling instances on the way.
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As someone in numerous online spaces,
They ARE the default.
Black people, and yes I can confirmed, have been BANNED on Facebook if they say White People. I saw someone banned cause they were talking about the movie. Thats why there's variations of white(yt for example).
I can go ON about it.
They ARE the default.
Black people, and yes I can confirmed, have been BANNED on Facebook if they say White People. I saw someone banned cause they were talking about the movie. Thats why there's variations of white(yt for example).
I can go ON about it.
May 6, 2023 at 2:51 PM
As someone in numerous online spaces,
They ARE the default.
Black people, and yes I can confirmed, have been BANNED on Facebook if they say White People. I saw someone banned cause they were talking about the movie. Thats why there's variations of white(yt for example).
I can go ON about it.
They ARE the default.
Black people, and yes I can confirmed, have been BANNED on Facebook if they say White People. I saw someone banned cause they were talking about the movie. Thats why there's variations of white(yt for example).
I can go ON about it.
OK, my feed's alternating between cute cats and Sonic porn. We have reached the next level. 48 hours, and the streams will cross.
May 6, 2023 at 4:52 AM
OK, my feed's alternating between cute cats and Sonic porn. We have reached the next level. 48 hours, and the streams will cross.
I love how, when you make coffee on a Keurig, the first few seconds of noise sound like it's either being strangled or about to cough up a hairball.
May 5, 2023 at 9:15 PM
I love how, when you make coffee on a Keurig, the first few seconds of noise sound like it's either being strangled or about to cough up a hairball.
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You know what dead brand would be perfect for this site? SkyMall. And I don’t even just mean for the pun. I mean the whole ass vibe.
May 5, 2023 at 3:17 PM
You know what dead brand would be perfect for this site? SkyMall. And I don’t even just mean for the pun. I mean the whole ass vibe.
Wait, we're already done with Alf Porn? I was just away for ONE day.
May 5, 2023 at 2:35 AM
Wait, we're already done with Alf Porn? I was just away for ONE day.
And that's why "Echo Chamber" complaints were always bullshit.
We didn't invite Steve pre-Internet, why should he get a magic carpet ride into our living room now?
We didn't invite Steve pre-Internet, why should he get a magic carpet ride into our living room now?
When you have a party, do you invite Steve The Asshole to “avoid an echo chamber”?
Even when you *know* he’s going to break all your glassware, shout slurs at your friends, and shit on the rug?
Even when you *know* he’s going to break all your glassware, shout slurs at your friends, and shit on the rug?
May 4, 2023 at 2:47 PM
And that's why "Echo Chamber" complaints were always bullshit.
We didn't invite Steve pre-Internet, why should he get a magic carpet ride into our living room now?
We didn't invite Steve pre-Internet, why should he get a magic carpet ride into our living room now?
I repeat my call for invite trees.
This should be our slogan. "Bluesky sucks- Martin Shkrelli"
May 4, 2023 at 2:42 PM
I repeat my call for invite trees.
We're tagging crushes? What if I love all of you?
(Except that one weird fascist asshole, and the engagement farmer's asylum)
(Except that one weird fascist asshole, and the engagement farmer's asylum)
May 4, 2023 at 2:25 AM
We're tagging crushes? What if I love all of you?
(Except that one weird fascist asshole, and the engagement farmer's asylum)
(Except that one weird fascist asshole, and the engagement farmer's asylum)