Isabela Oliveira
@izzorizzo.bsky.social
I edit things and have too many interests for my own good. Co-owner of small queer spec fiction press: Speculatively Queer 🏳️🌈 https://speculativelyqueer.com/
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November 29, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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Get! Off! Substack! I won't read your links! If they're on substack!
May 28, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Get! Off! Substack! I won't read your links! If they're on substack!
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Luddites weren't anti-tech.
They were against technology being used by the capitalist class to capture wealth at the expense of the worker.
I am a Luddite, and a tech enthusiast. They're not in opposition. I want technology that makes MY life better, not that sells my life piecemeal to corps.
They were against technology being used by the capitalist class to capture wealth at the expense of the worker.
I am a Luddite, and a tech enthusiast. They're not in opposition. I want technology that makes MY life better, not that sells my life piecemeal to corps.
I hate crypto, I hate online gambling, I hate AI, I hate pay-later, I hate subscription models, I hate the gig economy, I hate ring cameras, I hate drones, I hate self checkout.
I don't want to come off as a luddite but capitalism's hold on tech sucks.
I don't want to come off as a luddite but capitalism's hold on tech sucks.
May 24, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Luddites weren't anti-tech.
They were against technology being used by the capitalist class to capture wealth at the expense of the worker.
I am a Luddite, and a tech enthusiast. They're not in opposition. I want technology that makes MY life better, not that sells my life piecemeal to corps.
They were against technology being used by the capitalist class to capture wealth at the expense of the worker.
I am a Luddite, and a tech enthusiast. They're not in opposition. I want technology that makes MY life better, not that sells my life piecemeal to corps.
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A friend snapped this pic and sent it to me yesterday. It's from yesterday's large march in Chicago. Thank to the protester for bringing me along :)
September 2, 2025 at 6:03 PM
A friend snapped this pic and sent it to me yesterday. It's from yesterday's large march in Chicago. Thank to the protester for bringing me along :)
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I used to read books like Lord of the Rings or watch movies like Star Wars and think the villains were unbelievable. And of course, now watching the tech oligarchs (who could not spend all their money if they tried) destroy civilization for power, I’m like, guess I was wrong. People are that awful.
September 2, 2025 at 5:47 PM
I used to read books like Lord of the Rings or watch movies like Star Wars and think the villains were unbelievable. And of course, now watching the tech oligarchs (who could not spend all their money if they tried) destroy civilization for power, I’m like, guess I was wrong. People are that awful.
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Hello, Bluesky! Anyone here like queer books?
August 14, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Hello, Bluesky! Anyone here like queer books?
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Vivian Wilson (@thevivllainous.bsky.social) is extremely online. Unlike her father Elon Musk, she’s really good at it. “Most of [the right] have the charisma of a soaking bathrobe. I mean, it's not my fault that most of them don't know how to be funny. It's not that hard.”
Vivian Wilson on Being Elon Musk’s Estranged Daughter, Going Viral, and Protecting Trans Youth
Elon Musk’s estranged daughter is coming into her own.
www.teenvogue.com
March 22, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Vivian Wilson (@thevivllainous.bsky.social) is extremely online. Unlike her father Elon Musk, she’s really good at it. “Most of [the right] have the charisma of a soaking bathrobe. I mean, it's not my fault that most of them don't know how to be funny. It's not that hard.”
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being an indie bookseller in the helltimes has felt both very stable and very stabilizing, and part of me wishes everyone could be on my side of the counter for a little while, because I think it would help some of you be a little less cynical and doomy right now. so here is my VERY anecdotal data:
March 22, 2025 at 3:36 AM
being an indie bookseller in the helltimes has felt both very stable and very stabilizing, and part of me wishes everyone could be on my side of the counter for a little while, because I think it would help some of you be a little less cynical and doomy right now. so here is my VERY anecdotal data:
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I helped build a government AI system. DOGE fired me, rolled the AI out to the whole agency, and implied the AI can do my job and the jobs of the others they've fired.
It can't. But, what DOGE accidentally revealed about themselves in the process is fascinating. 🧵
It can't. But, what DOGE accidentally revealed about themselves in the process is fascinating. 🧵
March 21, 2025 at 10:41 PM
I helped build a government AI system. DOGE fired me, rolled the AI out to the whole agency, and implied the AI can do my job and the jobs of the others they've fired.
It can't. But, what DOGE accidentally revealed about themselves in the process is fascinating. 🧵
It can't. But, what DOGE accidentally revealed about themselves in the process is fascinating. 🧵
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Your written testimony can be as simple as "I am in favor of this bill, because everyone deserves to be able to afford healthcare."
March 21, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Your written testimony can be as simple as "I am in favor of this bill, because everyone deserves to be able to afford healthcare."
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I testified in favor of SJM 8004 at the hearing today, but the CON contingent (primarily represented by two absolutely rizzless "Young Republicans" lying about Canada and THE SOVIET FUCKING UNION in the year of our Lord 2025) are trying to juice the replies and responses.
March 21, 2025 at 7:43 PM
I testified in favor of SJM 8004 at the hearing today, but the CON contingent (primarily represented by two absolutely rizzless "Young Republicans" lying about Canada and THE SOVIET FUCKING UNION in the year of our Lord 2025) are trying to juice the replies and responses.
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Hey, Washington state folks! Please take a minute to submit written testimony of your PRO support for these two bills! Both of them are about increasing healthcare access in the state, one by funding Medicare better and one by supporting universal healthcare.
app.leg.wa.gov/csi/House?se...
app.leg.wa.gov/csi/House?se...
CSI
app.leg.wa.gov
March 21, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Hey, Washington state folks! Please take a minute to submit written testimony of your PRO support for these two bills! Both of them are about increasing healthcare access in the state, one by funding Medicare better and one by supporting universal healthcare.
app.leg.wa.gov/csi/House?se...
app.leg.wa.gov/csi/House?se...
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I will also add that people in Congress are not volunteers. They are being paid. They have health insurance. They have retirement. They have ONE JOB—to serve their constituents. And if they cannot figure out how to push back politically they don't deserve to be in office.
January 30, 2025 at 6:18 PM
I will also add that people in Congress are not volunteers. They are being paid. They have health insurance. They have retirement. They have ONE JOB—to serve their constituents. And if they cannot figure out how to push back politically they don't deserve to be in office.
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First of all, I don't have to know! I am not a politician. But Dems can vote NO on Trump's cabinet picks, for one. How is this even a question? I feel like I am going crazy.
January 30, 2025 at 6:17 PM
First of all, I don't have to know! I am not a politician. But Dems can vote NO on Trump's cabinet picks, for one. How is this even a question? I feel like I am going crazy.
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WHO comments on United States announcement of intent to withdraw bit.ly/4hrbeJ7
January 21, 2025 at 10:38 AM
WHO comments on United States announcement of intent to withdraw bit.ly/4hrbeJ7
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When the Patriot Act was passed, libraries got requests for patrons’ borrowing history. We were prohibited from disclosing those requests.
We deleted and shredded those records and stopped tracking reading history for that reason.
ALSO.
We deleted and shredded those records and stopped tracking reading history for that reason.
ALSO.
January 29, 2025 at 6:23 PM
When the Patriot Act was passed, libraries got requests for patrons’ borrowing history. We were prohibited from disclosing those requests.
We deleted and shredded those records and stopped tracking reading history for that reason.
ALSO.
We deleted and shredded those records and stopped tracking reading history for that reason.
ALSO.
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new @teenvogue.com: @brittneymac15.bsky.social digs into the details of Trump's exec order on trans youth healthcare. I checked with an @aclu.org senior attorney on what trans youth and their families should plan for.
in short: no changes RN; stay on top of your healthcare; don't comply in advance.
in short: no changes RN; stay on top of your healthcare; don't comply in advance.
Everything We Know About Trump's Executive Order on Gender-Affirming Care for Trans Youth
From what it says to what it means for you.
www.teenvogue.com
January 29, 2025 at 9:26 PM
new @teenvogue.com: @brittneymac15.bsky.social digs into the details of Trump's exec order on trans youth healthcare. I checked with an @aclu.org senior attorney on what trans youth and their families should plan for.
in short: no changes RN; stay on top of your healthcare; don't comply in advance.
in short: no changes RN; stay on top of your healthcare; don't comply in advance.
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Buttondown is super easy to use/migrate to, much cheaper than Substack, and not owned by fascism apologists ✨
Substack comes out in favor of Elon. read.substack.com/p/the-fight-...
The fight for free speech in 2025 and beyond
On Substack’s ongoing commitment to freedom of the press
read.substack.com
January 29, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Buttondown is super easy to use/migrate to, much cheaper than Substack, and not owned by fascism apologists ✨
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The first $10,000 in donations are doubled!!!
We already have medical aid donors, supply-chain infrastructure, kit assembly capacity, and initial frontline grassroots distribution partners in place.
Now we need YOU to make this a reality by donating today!
distributeaid.org/hrt-harm-red...
We already have medical aid donors, supply-chain infrastructure, kit assembly capacity, and initial frontline grassroots distribution partners in place.
Now we need YOU to make this a reality by donating today!
distributeaid.org/hrt-harm-red...
December 14, 2024 at 2:13 AM
The first $10,000 in donations are doubled!!!
We already have medical aid donors, supply-chain infrastructure, kit assembly capacity, and initial frontline grassroots distribution partners in place.
Now we need YOU to make this a reality by donating today!
distributeaid.org/hrt-harm-red...
We already have medical aid donors, supply-chain infrastructure, kit assembly capacity, and initial frontline grassroots distribution partners in place.
Now we need YOU to make this a reality by donating today!
distributeaid.org/hrt-harm-red...
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Fuck it. Trans folks need MATERIAL SUPPORT.
@distributeaid.org is launching an HRT Harm Reduction Toolkit that provides 1 year of medical supplies needed to take injection-based HRT. We were planning to go live in January, but I'm not waiting.
Fund the kits here: distributeaid.org/hrt-harm-red...
@distributeaid.org is launching an HRT Harm Reduction Toolkit that provides 1 year of medical supplies needed to take injection-based HRT. We were planning to go live in January, but I'm not waiting.
Fund the kits here: distributeaid.org/hrt-harm-red...
December 14, 2024 at 2:09 AM
Fuck it. Trans folks need MATERIAL SUPPORT.
@distributeaid.org is launching an HRT Harm Reduction Toolkit that provides 1 year of medical supplies needed to take injection-based HRT. We were planning to go live in January, but I'm not waiting.
Fund the kits here: distributeaid.org/hrt-harm-red...
@distributeaid.org is launching an HRT Harm Reduction Toolkit that provides 1 year of medical supplies needed to take injection-based HRT. We were planning to go live in January, but I'm not waiting.
Fund the kits here: distributeaid.org/hrt-harm-red...
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Marginalized Students: do not trust your teachers with your status or your gender unless you are absolutely positive that you can trust them to help or protect you or that they are vetted by other marginalized students. Teachers may mean well but their executive bosses may not be.
January 30, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Marginalized Students: do not trust your teachers with your status or your gender unless you are absolutely positive that you can trust them to help or protect you or that they are vetted by other marginalized students. Teachers may mean well but their executive bosses may not be.