gwendolenau
@gwendolenau.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy
Joined Mastodon in Nov22, moved from home.social (alas) in Jun23. Live in #australia near #melbourne; love #books, past professional interest in #publishing and […]
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This is probably part of the recent resentment of women too.
A major thing about automation is it has pushed people into work in services, which is not a good personality fit for everyone.
Male, military, different geographical distribution than some professions, lower education requirements, and in general solitary "traveling" jobs seem to attract/create more conservative personalities (see also - sales reps, truckers, etc)
December 23, 2025 at 7:27 PM
This is probably part of the recent resentment of women too.
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The thing about Trump is that everything with him is exactly what it looks like. We've been through this before, with anxious liberals fretting that something or other is a clever double-fakeout. It never is. It's always just the thing in itself.
Given how news cycles work and the dynamics of the Trump propaganda/conspiracy machine, I don't find it plausible that the DOJ knowingly planted fake evidence against Trump in the Epstein files so they could discredit it later.
December 23, 2025 at 6:45 PM
The thing about Trump is that everything with him is exactly what it looks like. We've been through this before, with anxious liberals fretting that something or other is a clever double-fakeout. It never is. It's always just the thing in itself.
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I honestly don’t know what we’re going to do about the third of the nation who is fine with fascism, wants white supremacy, anticipates evangelical intrusion into every aspect of our lives.
They have no desire to assimilate into a democratic republic and will resort to violence to get their way.
They have no desire to assimilate into a democratic republic and will resort to violence to get their way.
December 23, 2025 at 7:30 PM
I honestly don’t know what we’re going to do about the third of the nation who is fine with fascism, wants white supremacy, anticipates evangelical intrusion into every aspect of our lives.
They have no desire to assimilate into a democratic republic and will resort to violence to get their way.
They have no desire to assimilate into a democratic republic and will resort to violence to get their way.
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Retired 27-year FBI agent Brian Carroll, who specialized in managing exactly the type of cases like the Brown University shooting, explains all the ways in which Kash Patel just ain't it. Really great inside analysis:
prospect.org/2025/12/23/k...
prospect.org/2025/12/23/k...
The Empty Suit - The American Prospect
How FBI Director Kash Patel undermines the FBI’s performance and credibility.
prospect.org
December 23, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Retired 27-year FBI agent Brian Carroll, who specialized in managing exactly the type of cases like the Brown University shooting, explains all the ways in which Kash Patel just ain't it. Really great inside analysis:
prospect.org/2025/12/23/k...
prospect.org/2025/12/23/k...
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A reminder during this holiday season, courtesy of the late Barbara Ehrenreich, about the "major philanthropists of our society."
December 23, 2025 at 12:39 PM
A reminder during this holiday season, courtesy of the late Barbara Ehrenreich, about the "major philanthropists of our society."
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I've heard anecdotal reports of computer repair places "accidentally" breaking the ram and refunding the customer the catalogue price from six months ago, presumably to feed it into machines of more important corporate customers... so we're already at the scavenging-to-survive stage of AI […]
Original post on infosec.exchange
infosec.exchange
December 23, 2025 at 11:12 AM
I've heard anecdotal reports of computer repair places "accidentally" breaking the ram and refunding the customer the catalogue price from six months ago, presumably to feed it into machines of more important corporate customers... so we're already at the scavenging-to-survive stage of AI […]
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In other words: Kremlin confirms validity of Steele dossier, admits ownership of Trump, and outs Tulsi Gabbard as lying traitor.
h/t @5gw.bsky.social
h/t @5gw.bsky.social
December 23, 2025 at 11:14 AM
In other words: Kremlin confirms validity of Steele dossier, admits ownership of Trump, and outs Tulsi Gabbard as lying traitor.
h/t @5gw.bsky.social
h/t @5gw.bsky.social
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Eli Feldstein, who stands accused of operating as a Qatari agent while working as Netanyahu's spokesman, reveals the one and only mission he ever got from the PM: Figure out how I can shirk responsibility for October 7. “Do anything”
The promo
English translation
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The promo
English translation
x.com/unxeptabled/...
December 23, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Eli Feldstein, who stands accused of operating as a Qatari agent while working as Netanyahu's spokesman, reveals the one and only mission he ever got from the PM: Figure out how I can shirk responsibility for October 7. “Do anything”
The promo
English translation
x.com/unxeptabled/...
The promo
English translation
x.com/unxeptabled/...
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One year in, New York City's road congestion pricing system appears to be working. Road traffic is down, foot traffic is up, storefront vacancies are down, and sales tax receipts (a proxy for retail activity) are up.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
New York's Congestion Pricing Is Working. Five Charts Show How
Nearly a year ago, New York City embarked on a controversial program to toll drivers entering some of Manhattan’s busiest streets. The goal of the congestion pricing plan, the first of its kind in the...
www.bloomberg.com
December 23, 2025 at 8:53 AM
One year in, New York City's road congestion pricing system appears to be working. Road traffic is down, foot traffic is up, storefront vacancies are down, and sales tax receipts (a proxy for retail activity) are up.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Scotland 🏴 !
I love the moody landscape and those old bridges 🥰
June 2024
#scotland #bridges #landscapephotography #photography
I love the moody landscape and those old bridges 🥰
June 2024
#scotland #bridges #landscapephotography #photography
December 23, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Scotland 🏴 !
I love the moody landscape and those old bridges 🥰
June 2024
#scotland #bridges #landscapephotography #photography
I love the moody landscape and those old bridges 🥰
June 2024
#scotland #bridges #landscapephotography #photography
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CBS may as well start airing a 24/7/365 yule log fire with public domain music. They’ll save a lot of money—which they’ll need when their only advertisers are MAGA.
Good luck, fuckers!
#cbs #bariweiss #larryellison #paramount #shariredstone #USpol
Good luck, fuckers!
#cbs #bariweiss #larryellison #paramount #shariredstone #USpol
December 23, 2025 at 1:32 AM
CBS may as well start airing a 24/7/365 yule log fire with public domain music. They’ll save a lot of money—which they’ll need when their only advertisers are MAGA.
Good luck, fuckers!
#cbs #bariweiss #larryellison #paramount #shariredstone #USpol
Good luck, fuckers!
#cbs #bariweiss #larryellison #paramount #shariredstone #USpol
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“Voices in the shadows have long decried MI6’s shackling by a risk-averse, politically correct bureaucracy. A new more swashbuckling style would be welcome”, writes Edward Lucas @edwardlucas.bsky.social : www.thetimes.com/comment/colu...
December 23, 2025 at 7:58 AM
“Voices in the shadows have long decried MI6’s shackling by a risk-averse, politically correct bureaucracy. A new more swashbuckling style would be welcome”, writes Edward Lucas @edwardlucas.bsky.social : www.thetimes.com/comment/colu...
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Is the government going to sit and watch while the #PalestineAction hunger strikers die? Is most of the media going to carry on ignoring them? Just how callous has the Establishment become?
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Families of Palestine Action hunger strikers seek urgent meeting with Lammy
Justice secretary urged to ‘show a bit of humanity’ with protesters severely ill after refusing food for weeks
www.theguardian.com
December 23, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Is the government going to sit and watch while the #PalestineAction hunger strikers die? Is most of the media going to carry on ignoring them? Just how callous has the Establishment become?
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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“Immense world” is a remarkable book written with a lot of science but also sensitivity. I try to get everyone to read it. It totally changed the way that I think about how animals think.
The audiobook is great. With non-fiction sometimes audiobooks don't work, but this one is worth listening […]
The audiobook is great. With non-fiction sometimes audiobooks don't work, but this one is worth listening […]
Original post on sauropods.win
sauropods.win
December 23, 2025 at 1:29 AM
“Immense world” is a remarkable book written with a lot of science but also sensitivity. I try to get everyone to read it. It totally changed the way that I think about how animals think.
The audiobook is great. With non-fiction sometimes audiobooks don't work, but this one is worth listening […]
The audiobook is great. With non-fiction sometimes audiobooks don't work, but this one is worth listening […]
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I suggest that you avoid purchasing any products or services from #adobe.
I base this on my recent experience with Adobe, buyng an upgrade — that fails to run on my computer. There is (apparently) no way for a customer to talk or correspond with a human being at Adobe. Because I have no record […]
I base this on my recent experience with Adobe, buyng an upgrade — that fails to run on my computer. There is (apparently) no way for a customer to talk or correspond with a human being at Adobe. Because I have no record […]
Original post on mstdn.science
mstdn.science
December 22, 2025 at 5:19 PM
I suggest that you avoid purchasing any products or services from #adobe.
I base this on my recent experience with Adobe, buyng an upgrade — that fails to run on my computer. There is (apparently) no way for a customer to talk or correspond with a human being at Adobe. Because I have no record […]
I base this on my recent experience with Adobe, buyng an upgrade — that fails to run on my computer. There is (apparently) no way for a customer to talk or correspond with a human being at Adobe. Because I have no record […]
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I've finished: Of Monsters and Mainframes by Barbara Truelove
I was a bit worried about the premise of this novel, I don't usually like when cliche historical monsters are recycled into a new setting. Many times it is just name dropping.
I was pleasantly surprised by Of Monsters and Mainframes […]
I was a bit worried about the premise of this novel, I don't usually like when cliche historical monsters are recycled into a new setting. Many times it is just name dropping.
I was pleasantly surprised by Of Monsters and Mainframes […]
Original post on tweesecake.social
tweesecake.social
December 21, 2025 at 6:18 AM
I've finished: Of Monsters and Mainframes by Barbara Truelove
I was a bit worried about the premise of this novel, I don't usually like when cliche historical monsters are recycled into a new setting. Many times it is just name dropping.
I was pleasantly surprised by Of Monsters and Mainframes […]
I was a bit worried about the premise of this novel, I don't usually like when cliche historical monsters are recycled into a new setting. Many times it is just name dropping.
I was pleasantly surprised by Of Monsters and Mainframes […]
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I just finished reading “A Memory Called Empire” by Arkady Martine. It’s a science fiction political thriller. The protagonist is the ambassador from a small republic on the edge of a sprawling galactic empire, who is trying to preserve their independence, when she discovers that her predecessor […]
Original post on hachyderm.io
hachyderm.io
December 21, 2025 at 1:50 PM
I just finished reading “A Memory Called Empire” by Arkady Martine. It’s a science fiction political thriller. The protagonist is the ambassador from a small republic on the edge of a sprawling galactic empire, who is trying to preserve their independence, when she discovers that her predecessor […]
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#reading #bookstodon #books
A mystery that takes place at a pub’s weekly trivia night, revealed through quiz categories, phone messages, and email correspondence.
I am not a fan of this style of writing - it is called epistolary I believe - but once I got started I thoroughly enjoyed this book.
A mystery that takes place at a pub’s weekly trivia night, revealed through quiz categories, phone messages, and email correspondence.
I am not a fan of this style of writing - it is called epistolary I believe - but once I got started I thoroughly enjoyed this book.
December 22, 2025 at 3:37 AM
#reading #bookstodon #books
A mystery that takes place at a pub’s weekly trivia night, revealed through quiz categories, phone messages, and email correspondence.
I am not a fan of this style of writing - it is called epistolary I believe - but once I got started I thoroughly enjoyed this book.
A mystery that takes place at a pub’s weekly trivia night, revealed through quiz categories, phone messages, and email correspondence.
I am not a fan of this style of writing - it is called epistolary I believe - but once I got started I thoroughly enjoyed this book.
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I saw a universal manifestation of discontent when the fumes of the repast met the nostrils of those destined to swallow it; from the van of the procession, the tall girls of the first class, rose the whispered words - 'Disgusting! The porridge is burnt again!'
Jane Eyre
Charlotte Bronte […]
Jane Eyre
Charlotte Bronte […]
Original post on mstdn.ca
mstdn.ca
December 22, 2025 at 4:14 AM
I saw a universal manifestation of discontent when the fumes of the repast met the nostrils of those destined to swallow it; from the van of the procession, the tall girls of the first class, rose the whispered words - 'Disgusting! The porridge is burnt again!'
Jane Eyre
Charlotte Bronte […]
Jane Eyre
Charlotte Bronte […]
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As #netflix prepares for a new season of #ThreeBodyProblem, time to dig up Damo’s old podcast about it.
I didn’t like Three Body Problem. For the same reason that Damien Walter didn’t. It is #authoritarian #propaganda.
In Cixin Liu’s world liberty is the problem and totalitarianism is the […]
I didn’t like Three Body Problem. For the same reason that Damien Walter didn’t. It is #authoritarian #propaganda.
In Cixin Liu’s world liberty is the problem and totalitarianism is the […]
Original post on mastodon.green
mastodon.green
December 22, 2025 at 9:43 AM
As #netflix prepares for a new season of #ThreeBodyProblem, time to dig up Damo’s old podcast about it.
I didn’t like Three Body Problem. For the same reason that Damien Walter didn’t. It is #authoritarian #propaganda.
In Cixin Liu’s world liberty is the problem and totalitarianism is the […]
I didn’t like Three Body Problem. For the same reason that Damien Walter didn’t. It is #authoritarian #propaganda.
In Cixin Liu’s world liberty is the problem and totalitarianism is the […]
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Tea And Alchemy was delightful. An unconventional vampire novel, and a romance (and an entirely straight one at that), and warm and clever. Can recommend.
#bookstodon
https://a.co/d/e6MKwRR
#bookstodon
https://a.co/d/e6MKwRR
Amazon.com: Tea & Alchemy eBook : Fisher, Sharon Lynn: Kindle Store
Tea & Alchemy - Kindle edition by Fisher, Sharon Lynn. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Tea & Alchemy.
www.amazon.com
December 22, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Tea And Alchemy was delightful. An unconventional vampire novel, and a romance (and an entirely straight one at that), and warm and clever. Can recommend.
#bookstodon
https://a.co/d/e6MKwRR
#bookstodon
https://a.co/d/e6MKwRR