Jay
@jaybiiird.bsky.social
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healthcare consultant, knitter, video gamer, cat furniture, among other things
healthcare consultant, knitter, video gamer, cat furniture, among other things
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They say imitation crab is the sincerest form of crab
December 27, 2025 at 1:56 PM
They say imitation crab is the sincerest form of crab
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everything is hell. and the country is descending into fascism, but also at the end of 2025:
- trans people can still access state funded HRT in most states through the ACA or Medicaid despite Republicans doing their best to defund it and Democrats doing the least to stop them
- trans people can still access state funded HRT in most states through the ACA or Medicaid despite Republicans doing their best to defund it and Democrats doing the least to stop them
I don't think I'll ever fully be able to emotionally accept the significance of our role in this, even though intellectually I'm well aware of it
but sometimes that's just how it goes, the people who do the most work rarely get the credit, nor do we really crave it
but sometimes that's just how it goes, the people who do the most work rarely get the credit, nor do we really crave it
Stopped the GOP from banning Medicaid from covering trans healthcare
Moreover, ICE must be destroyed
Moreover, ICE must be destroyed
December 27, 2025 at 11:19 PM
everything is hell. and the country is descending into fascism, but also at the end of 2025:
- trans people can still access state funded HRT in most states through the ACA or Medicaid despite Republicans doing their best to defund it and Democrats doing the least to stop them
- trans people can still access state funded HRT in most states through the ACA or Medicaid despite Republicans doing their best to defund it and Democrats doing the least to stop them
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It's my favorite part of any trip. Where I find out exactly which things I forgot to pack. The suspense is killing me.
December 27, 2025 at 8:48 AM
It's my favorite part of any trip. Where I find out exactly which things I forgot to pack. The suspense is killing me.
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Hey new people do you want to see my oc Sibyl (they/them)
December 27, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Hey new people do you want to see my oc Sibyl (they/them)
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Not to be controversial but I think we should use tools and resources to make people's lives less miserable instead of more
December 27, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Not to be controversial but I think we should use tools and resources to make people's lives less miserable instead of more
i feel like if you're gonna include the appliances when you sell a house, the appliances should, i dunno, WORK????
like fine one of the two ovens needs a new heating element. sure.
but the clothes dryer isn't fucking drying my clothes. and I'm so tired.
like fine one of the two ovens needs a new heating element. sure.
but the clothes dryer isn't fucking drying my clothes. and I'm so tired.
December 27, 2025 at 4:24 AM
i feel like if you're gonna include the appliances when you sell a house, the appliances should, i dunno, WORK????
like fine one of the two ovens needs a new heating element. sure.
but the clothes dryer isn't fucking drying my clothes. and I'm so tired.
like fine one of the two ovens needs a new heating element. sure.
but the clothes dryer isn't fucking drying my clothes. and I'm so tired.
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Actually I'm not 100% anti-AI. I think that AI has a lot of promise in specialty applications used by specialists.
I think that large language models in general use by the public is not really a good thing for a variety of reasons.
AI≠LLM
I think that large language models in general use by the public is not really a good thing for a variety of reasons.
AI≠LLM
December 26, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Actually I'm not 100% anti-AI. I think that AI has a lot of promise in specialty applications used by specialists.
I think that large language models in general use by the public is not really a good thing for a variety of reasons.
AI≠LLM
I think that large language models in general use by the public is not really a good thing for a variety of reasons.
AI≠LLM
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People seem to be lumping LLM things like ChatGPT and Grok under the broader term "AI" when actually, AI includes a lot of things like machine learning and a bunch of other tools and techniques in development.
December 26, 2025 at 11:15 AM
People seem to be lumping LLM things like ChatGPT and Grok under the broader term "AI" when actually, AI includes a lot of things like machine learning and a bunch of other tools and techniques in development.
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![Tucker Carlson: "What's [AOC] like?"
Matt Gaetz: "Before Jan. 6 she was incredibly chummy with Republicans, she would regularly come over to our side, sit down, hang out... after Jan. 6 she treated us all like we had horns or something."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:73t3muu2pudsajp7a2fj3aly/bafkreiagl3tmxesoqw6lydhcwey52rczco3joc2m4x3kz4yv7ojrekk6ci@jpeg)
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remember when we all tried to migrate to mastodon that one time and then the people there were really preachy and hostile to us? that's some of you here right now
December 26, 2025 at 12:11 PM
remember when we all tried to migrate to mastodon that one time and then the people there were really preachy and hostile to us? that's some of you here right now
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Remember that ZA/UM gets money from Epic for these, and the creators of the game made their work available on @archive.org because they've been removed from earning from it
Disco Elysium - The Final Cut is free on Epic Games Store for the next 24 hours. Another mystery freebie tomorrow buff.ly/aadJJDg
December 26, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Remember that ZA/UM gets money from Epic for these, and the creators of the game made their work available on @archive.org because they've been removed from earning from it
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12YO girl signed up to do “stand up comedy” at the talent show. 13YO boy decided to heckle her. Teacher started to tell the boy to leave her alone, but the 12YO comedian said “no, no, let him go, this is the closest he’s ever going to get to having a conversation with a girl.”
What's an insult you'll never forget?
December 26, 2025 at 4:43 PM
12YO girl signed up to do “stand up comedy” at the talent show. 13YO boy decided to heckle her. Teacher started to tell the boy to leave her alone, but the 12YO comedian said “no, no, let him go, this is the closest he’s ever going to get to having a conversation with a girl.”
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I've had a few people say to me (on the heels of watching Heated Rivalry) that they wished there were sapphic hockey romances, and folks... let me tell you the good news about
@kellyfarmerauthor.bsky.social!
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Books | Kelly Farmer
Books by Kelly Farmer, author of Queer Contemporary Romances
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December 25, 2025 at 8:37 PM
I've had a few people say to me (on the heels of watching Heated Rivalry) that they wished there were sapphic hockey romances, and folks... let me tell you the good news about
@kellyfarmerauthor.bsky.social!
www.kellyfarmerauthor.com/books
@kellyfarmerauthor.bsky.social!
www.kellyfarmerauthor.com/books
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We are closing in on $3,000 for our worker-run trans newsroom. Every donation helps get us closer to that and our final goal — and funds hard-hitting journalism.
Our winter fund drive is on. Consider a tax-deductible donation to support TNN (and get a gift).
Our reporting is in-depth, hard-hitting and unrepentantly radical.
Your donations go to keeping trans journalists out of poverty and informing our communities, which is now more important than ever.
Our reporting is in-depth, hard-hitting and unrepentantly radical.
Your donations go to keeping trans journalists out of poverty and informing our communities, which is now more important than ever.
This winter, please consider a tax-deductible donation in support of Trans News Network!
TNN’s reporting is in-depth, hard-hitting and unrepentantly radical. Every dollar goes towards keeping trans journalists out of poverty and informing the public about what our communities are facing. ...
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December 26, 2025 at 4:32 PM
We are closing in on $3,000 for our worker-run trans newsroom. Every donation helps get us closer to that and our final goal — and funds hard-hitting journalism.
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huge year for cobalt green
November 28, 2025 at 9:32 PM
huge year for cobalt green
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Thread. This is a crucial thing for non-Christian Americans to understand. Most Christian Nationalists think it’s an act of kindness on their part to tell you that you will be going to hell if you don’t convert. It’s incomprehensible to most of them that they’re being bigots.
I'm going to tell my favorite story again about reflecting the certainty of beliefs back at people who don't expect it.
A friend was one of the few Jews on faculty at a North Dakota University. Every year, his colleague in religious studies would invite him to come to his religious studies class...
A friend was one of the few Jews on faculty at a North Dakota University. Every year, his colleague in religious studies would invite him to come to his religious studies class...
December 25, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Thread. This is a crucial thing for non-Christian Americans to understand. Most Christian Nationalists think it’s an act of kindness on their part to tell you that you will be going to hell if you don’t convert. It’s incomprehensible to most of them that they’re being bigots.
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you can't change the lyrics to make a song less gay as a cover. only more gay.
Let’s air those grievances. I want to hear your pettiest gripes on this the holiest of days.
December 25, 2025 at 8:03 AM
you can't change the lyrics to make a song less gay as a cover. only more gay.
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"I had not touched a cat in 15 years when an orange kitten wandered over to sit with me in the grass one day. I was left without adequate words to describe that experience. It reminded me that I am alive."
When Kittens Came to My Prison, I Had Not Petted One in 15 Years
I had not touched a cat in 15 years when an orange kitten wandered over to sit with me in the grass.
prisonjournalismproject.org
December 15, 2025 at 11:57 AM
"I had not touched a cat in 15 years when an orange kitten wandered over to sit with me in the grass one day. I was left without adequate words to describe that experience. It reminded me that I am alive."
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Sir Terry Pratchett is best understood as one of the most interesting, deeply ethical practical (I would say Pragmatist but I cede to actual experts) philosophers of the late 20th Century who just happened to work in deconstructed fantasy literature as his medium.
Discworld QOTD, from Hogfather
December 25, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Sir Terry Pratchett is best understood as one of the most interesting, deeply ethical practical (I would say Pragmatist but I cede to actual experts) philosophers of the late 20th Century who just happened to work in deconstructed fantasy literature as his medium.
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it's taken me a while to put this together. but I hope, if you've never heard of her, or even if you have, this tribute to Alice Wong buoys your heart and gives you a good sense of who this incredible person was. www.coyotemedia.org/remembering-...
Remembering Alice Wong
On the one-month anniversary of her passing, we honor the acclaimed disability justice advocate, writer, shit-talker, and friend to so many.
www.coyotemedia.org
December 15, 2025 at 7:20 PM
it's taken me a while to put this together. but I hope, if you've never heard of her, or even if you have, this tribute to Alice Wong buoys your heart and gives you a good sense of who this incredible person was. www.coyotemedia.org/remembering-...
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Big Dogs: "I'm still a puppy!" :D
Small Dogs: "What the fuck did you just fucking say about me, you little bitch? I’ll have you know I graduated top of my class in the Navy Seals, and I’ve been involved in numerous secret raids on Al-Quaeda, and I have over 300 confirmed kills. I am trained in-"
Small Dogs: "What the fuck did you just fucking say about me, you little bitch? I’ll have you know I graduated top of my class in the Navy Seals, and I’ve been involved in numerous secret raids on Al-Quaeda, and I have over 300 confirmed kills. I am trained in-"
December 25, 2025 at 5:53 AM
Big Dogs: "I'm still a puppy!" :D
Small Dogs: "What the fuck did you just fucking say about me, you little bitch? I’ll have you know I graduated top of my class in the Navy Seals, and I’ve been involved in numerous secret raids on Al-Quaeda, and I have over 300 confirmed kills. I am trained in-"
Small Dogs: "What the fuck did you just fucking say about me, you little bitch? I’ll have you know I graduated top of my class in the Navy Seals, and I’ve been involved in numerous secret raids on Al-Quaeda, and I have over 300 confirmed kills. I am trained in-"
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Merry Christmas! In the spirit of the season: what is that special something you watch every year, as tradition?
For me, it's "The Snowman," an animated short from my childhood. Beautifully drawn, heart-achingly scored (the piano from the title theme lives rent-free in my head).
For me, it's "The Snowman," an animated short from my childhood. Beautifully drawn, heart-achingly scored (the piano from the title theme lives rent-free in my head).
The Snowman 1982 (Full Movie)
YouTube video by Adventures with Jasper
youtu.be
December 25, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Merry Christmas! In the spirit of the season: what is that special something you watch every year, as tradition?
For me, it's "The Snowman," an animated short from my childhood. Beautifully drawn, heart-achingly scored (the piano from the title theme lives rent-free in my head).
For me, it's "The Snowman," an animated short from my childhood. Beautifully drawn, heart-achingly scored (the piano from the title theme lives rent-free in my head).
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i post this story every christmas, and will keep doing so until it stops making me cry
merry christmas xx
merry christmas xx
A real Good Samaritan
One act of kindness that befell Leeds writer Bernard Hare in 1982 changed him profoundly. Here he tells his story.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 25, 2025 at 10:25 AM
i post this story every christmas, and will keep doing so until it stops making me cry
merry christmas xx
merry christmas xx
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Republicans want to kill the post office and the media is there for it, which is why you have never seen a news story about how the police department has never turned a profit and is a waste
December 25, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Republicans want to kill the post office and the media is there for it, which is why you have never seen a news story about how the police department has never turned a profit and is a waste
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As a Jew, it’s fun watching the administration post Christian nationalist messages while also saying they are doing everything they can to curb antisemitism.
Here’s the U.S. government being officially religious in a country with no official religion.
December 25, 2025 at 3:37 PM
As a Jew, it’s fun watching the administration post Christian nationalist messages while also saying they are doing everything they can to curb antisemitism.