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Helen Boyd (she/they)
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just so you all know, bluesky's kind of an entertaining news feed for me, so i don't follow folx back who aren't posting content i need. sorry to be that asshole, but this is NOT facebook and i don't want it to be.
that said, for you newbies: i do re post some awesome people
that said, for you newbies: i do re post some awesome people
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“Gen Z has the lowest racial resentment of any generation ever studied.”
Important work from @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social that offers a clear explanation of why there is an intense push to change school curricula to make them more white supremacist
newrepublic.com/article/2030...
Important work from @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social that offers a clear explanation of why there is an intense push to change school curricula to make them more white supremacist
newrepublic.com/article/2030...
The Shocking Truth About Gen Z Voters Is That They’re Pretty Great
Stop panicking: They are the most progressive generation ever, especially on race. If that surprises you, you’ve been listening to the wrong story.
newrepublic.com
November 15, 2025 at 3:25 PM
“Gen Z has the lowest racial resentment of any generation ever studied.”
Important work from @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social that offers a clear explanation of why there is an intense push to change school curricula to make them more white supremacist
newrepublic.com/article/2030...
Important work from @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social that offers a clear explanation of why there is an intense push to change school curricula to make them more white supremacist
newrepublic.com/article/2030...
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At the end of the day, Generative A.I. is nothing more than a plagiarism machine. It will never birth the next Dr. Seuss, Jim Henson, David Lynch or any other artist known for their unique and creative imagination and storytelling.
November 14, 2025 at 6:58 PM
At the end of the day, Generative A.I. is nothing more than a plagiarism machine. It will never birth the next Dr. Seuss, Jim Henson, David Lynch or any other artist known for their unique and creative imagination and storytelling.
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Priests being arrested
November 14, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Priests being arrested
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The first thing Larry Summers did as president of Harvard was to piss off half the leading scholars in the African American Studies department to the extent they left for Princeton.
Took him a few years to get around to revealing his belief in the innate inferiority of women’s intelligence.
Took him a few years to get around to revealing his belief in the innate inferiority of women’s intelligence.
"'I’m not sure what we’ve learned from it all,' Walter Johnson, a professor of History and African and African American Studies, wrote in a statement. 'I think Larry Summers told us who he was a long time ago.'"
Professor Johnson knows wassup.
Professor Johnson knows wassup.
Harvard Faculty Disturbed by Revelations of Summers’ ‘Cozy Friendship’ With Epstein | News | The Harvard Crimson
Harvard professors responded with outrage to a tranche of emails showing a close yearslong correspondence between former Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers and sex offender Jeffrey E. Epstein, reop...
www.thecrimson.com
November 14, 2025 at 3:14 PM
The first thing Larry Summers did as president of Harvard was to piss off half the leading scholars in the African American Studies department to the extent they left for Princeton.
Took him a few years to get around to revealing his belief in the innate inferiority of women’s intelligence.
Took him a few years to get around to revealing his belief in the innate inferiority of women’s intelligence.
Overheard: "I will hang with you this weekend. Or maybe next weekend. Or the weekend after that. Or maybe not at all."
November 14, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Overheard: "I will hang with you this weekend. Or maybe next weekend. Or the weekend after that. Or maybe not at all."
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November 13, 2025 at 7:05 PM
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Who’s up for another impeachment?
I’ve got room in my schedule.
I’ve got room in my schedule.
November 13, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Who’s up for another impeachment?
I’ve got room in my schedule.
I’ve got room in my schedule.
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Somewhere out there someone who’s the best at what they do is terrified that they have imposter syndrome while a bunch of barely literate pedophiles are very calmly running the world
November 13, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Somewhere out there someone who’s the best at what they do is terrified that they have imposter syndrome while a bunch of barely literate pedophiles are very calmly running the world
do any of you folks my age or older regularly have dreams in your younger self/body? It's been a lot lately...
November 13, 2025 at 4:13 AM
do any of you folks my age or older regularly have dreams in your younger self/body? It's been a lot lately...
". . . Dems picked a fight on health care and couldn't even find the spine for that," the NOAA employee said. "I would rather be an actual pawn. At least pawn sacrifices are calculated and achieve something. All this for a fucking meaningless vote."
www.gravityisgone.com/a-slap-in-th...
www.gravityisgone.com/a-slap-in-th...
'A Slap in the Face': Federal Employees Feel Betrayed by Democrats' Shutdown Cave
"I would rather be an actual pawn. At least pawn sacrifices are calculated and achieve something."
www.gravityisgone.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:47 PM
". . . Dems picked a fight on health care and couldn't even find the spine for that," the NOAA employee said. "I would rather be an actual pawn. At least pawn sacrifices are calculated and achieve something. All this for a fucking meaningless vote."
www.gravityisgone.com/a-slap-in-th...
www.gravityisgone.com/a-slap-in-th...
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8 is ENOUGH
November 10, 2025 at 4:12 AM
8 is ENOUGH
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It was harder getting endorsements for Zohran Mamdani from Democrats than them caving to Republicans to mutually strip us of healthcare
November 10, 2025 at 3:06 AM
It was harder getting endorsements for Zohran Mamdani from Democrats than them caving to Republicans to mutually strip us of healthcare
my god, Dems. hold the line means HOLD THE DAMN LINE.
November 10, 2025 at 3:44 AM
my god, Dems. hold the line means HOLD THE DAMN LINE.
this is a really intense piece. worth the read.
This is heartening. Making sure @chestercat.bsky.social sees this too.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Why I Am Resigning
A federal judge explains his reasoning for leaving the bench.
www.theatlantic.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:36 AM
this is a really intense piece. worth the read.
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Cruelty, Bigotry and Rage. What’s Not to Like? Gift article.
The fight for the future of the Republican Party is underway, but until the demand for decency reaches toward the very top of the movement, then Trump’s malignant influence will continue to metastasize..
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/o...
The fight for the future of the Republican Party is underway, but until the demand for decency reaches toward the very top of the movement, then Trump’s malignant influence will continue to metastasize..
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/o...
Opinion | Cruelty, Bigotry and Rage. What’s Not to Like?
www.nytimes.com
November 9, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Cruelty, Bigotry and Rage. What’s Not to Like? Gift article.
The fight for the future of the Republican Party is underway, but until the demand for decency reaches toward the very top of the movement, then Trump’s malignant influence will continue to metastasize..
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/o...
The fight for the future of the Republican Party is underway, but until the demand for decency reaches toward the very top of the movement, then Trump’s malignant influence will continue to metastasize..
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/o...
the cruelty of this. & of course they waited until late saturday night.
www.npr.org/2025/11/09/n...?
www.npr.org/2025/11/09/n...?
Trump admin tells states to 'immediately undo' steps to fund November SNAP benefits
The Trump administration late Saturday directed states that they must "immediately undo" any actions they have made to provide benefits to low-income families via SNAP.
www.npr.org
November 9, 2025 at 8:04 PM
the cruelty of this. & of course they waited until late saturday night.
www.npr.org/2025/11/09/n...?
www.npr.org/2025/11/09/n...?
Um, if you count on a tax refund, change your withholding now. The federal government is not gonna send checks.
It's only two months but it might make a difference.
You all know they fired everyone so...
It's only two months but it might make a difference.
You all know they fired everyone so...
November 9, 2025 at 5:09 AM
Um, if you count on a tax refund, change your withholding now. The federal government is not gonna send checks.
It's only two months but it might make a difference.
You all know they fired everyone so...
It's only two months but it might make a difference.
You all know they fired everyone so...
1985 or so. my high goth era.
November 7, 2025 at 7:48 PM
1985 or so. my high goth era.
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It shouldn’t be forgotten that a big piece of Mamdani’s campaign was simply “cities are cool and lots of people enjoy living in them” which in and of itself dismantles alot of rightwing talking points
November 7, 2025 at 12:02 PM
It shouldn’t be forgotten that a big piece of Mamdani’s campaign was simply “cities are cool and lots of people enjoy living in them” which in and of itself dismantles alot of rightwing talking points
Gen X mantra: One eye is paranoid and the other is optimistic
November 7, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Gen X mantra: One eye is paranoid and the other is optimistic
The wave was created by voters DESPITE the Party
This is what I meant yesterday when I said the blue wave wasn’t about the Democratic Party
The Party didn’t do much. In some cases, it risked doing damage by approving or disapproving candidates regardless of what voters wanted
The wave was created by voters DESPITE the Party
And that’s democracy
The Party didn’t do much. In some cases, it risked doing damage by approving or disapproving candidates regardless of what voters wanted
The wave was created by voters DESPITE the Party
And that’s democracy
November 6, 2025 at 3:01 PM
The wave was created by voters DESPITE the Party
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quoting mario cuomo is cold as fuck man
November 5, 2025 at 4:39 AM
quoting mario cuomo is cold as fuck man
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There are more of us than there are of them.
November 5, 2025 at 2:31 AM
There are more of us than there are of them.