Kirki Akrivou
@kirki.bsky.social
Mystery Author | Language Enthusiast | Mixed-Genre Reader
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We're looking for 10M - to reach the 3.5% tipping point, at which there will be positive changes!
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
The '3.5% rule': How a small minority can change the world
Nonviolent protests are twice as likely to succeed as armed conflicts – and those engaging a threshold of 3.5% of the population have never failed to bring about change.
www.bbc.com
April 5, 2025 at 9:21 PM
We're looking for 10M - to reach the 3.5% tipping point, at which there will be positive changes!
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
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Octavia Butler couldn’t see the future. She saw what was happening in front of her and, in addition to studying the past, was able to imagine where it would lead. It’s important to tell the truth about her because mythologizing her is a disservice to her legacy.
January 9, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Octavia Butler couldn’t see the future. She saw what was happening in front of her and, in addition to studying the past, was able to imagine where it would lead. It’s important to tell the truth about her because mythologizing her is a disservice to her legacy.
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CNN is hopelessly broken.
1. This "expansion" would require military invasions of several allies in violation of international law.
2. It would violate several treaties.
3. The Louisiana Purchase was the sale of land by a colonial power (France). These are sovereign nations.
1. This "expansion" would require military invasions of several allies in violation of international law.
2. It would violate several treaties.
3. The Louisiana Purchase was the sale of land by a colonial power (France). These are sovereign nations.
December 24, 2024 at 4:58 PM
CNN is hopelessly broken.
1. This "expansion" would require military invasions of several allies in violation of international law.
2. It would violate several treaties.
3. The Louisiana Purchase was the sale of land by a colonial power (France). These are sovereign nations.
1. This "expansion" would require military invasions of several allies in violation of international law.
2. It would violate several treaties.
3. The Louisiana Purchase was the sale of land by a colonial power (France). These are sovereign nations.
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I will keep advocating "cash cash cash" because one major thing that demoralizes me is how I don't have disposable income to give to GoFundMes, and to a much lesser extent, Kickstarters and charities.
With cash I can choose to send someone $5 instead of splurging on a takeout.
With cash I can choose to send someone $5 instead of splurging on a takeout.
As a disabled, chronically ill person with a compromised immune system…
If we’re talking sums like which “experiences” usually require…
Please just consider giving money.
Add a card, a lovingly written letter, whatever.
But consider giving money.
If we’re talking sums like which “experiences” usually require…
Please just consider giving money.
Add a card, a lovingly written letter, whatever.
But consider giving money.
y'all will soon start seeing all the hot takes about how experience gifts are more meaningful and beautiful than physical gifts, and this is going to sound very persuasive so I want you to look at me, look in my eyes as I say to you:
DO NOT GIVE EXPERIENCE GIFTS.
DO NOT GIVE EXPERIENCE GIFTS.
November 26, 2024 at 6:36 AM
I will keep advocating "cash cash cash" because one major thing that demoralizes me is how I don't have disposable income to give to GoFundMes, and to a much lesser extent, Kickstarters and charities.
With cash I can choose to send someone $5 instead of splurging on a takeout.
With cash I can choose to send someone $5 instead of splurging on a takeout.
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Denver gave people experiencing homelessness $1k/month. A year later, nearly half had housing.
They also had fewer ER visits, nights spent in a hospital, and jail stays.
The report estimates that this reduction in public service use SAVED the city $589k.
www.businessinsider.com/denver-basic...
They also had fewer ER visits, nights spent in a hospital, and jail stays.
The report estimates that this reduction in public service use SAVED the city $589k.
www.businessinsider.com/denver-basic...
Denver gave people experiencing homelessness $1,000 a month. A year later, nearly half of participants said they had housing.
Participants in Denver's basic-income program reported having more-secure housing, though results were similar in the trial and control groups.
www.businessinsider.com
November 26, 2024 at 12:47 AM
Denver gave people experiencing homelessness $1k/month. A year later, nearly half had housing.
They also had fewer ER visits, nights spent in a hospital, and jail stays.
The report estimates that this reduction in public service use SAVED the city $589k.
www.businessinsider.com/denver-basic...
They also had fewer ER visits, nights spent in a hospital, and jail stays.
The report estimates that this reduction in public service use SAVED the city $589k.
www.businessinsider.com/denver-basic...
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Saed is supporting his family of eleven people—including three children aged 5, 3, and 1 year old respectively—with food, a tent to make the winter survivable, and medicine for his mother's eyes.
You don't have to be able to donate a lot to help. Every little bit will add up: gofund.me/8070e966
You don't have to be able to donate a lot to help. Every little bit will add up: gofund.me/8070e966
November 21, 2024 at 12:38 PM
Saed is supporting his family of eleven people—including three children aged 5, 3, and 1 year old respectively—with food, a tent to make the winter survivable, and medicine for his mother's eyes.
You don't have to be able to donate a lot to help. Every little bit will add up: gofund.me/8070e966
You don't have to be able to donate a lot to help. Every little bit will add up: gofund.me/8070e966
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Please don't call what RFK Jr. and Jay Bhattacharya are going to do medieval. It's not medieval. It's nothing like the Middle Ages. People in the Middle Ages were happy to try all kinds of things to not die of the plague and if you'd given them antibiotics and vaccines they would have loved it.
November 19, 2024 at 4:46 PM
Please don't call what RFK Jr. and Jay Bhattacharya are going to do medieval. It's not medieval. It's nothing like the Middle Ages. People in the Middle Ages were happy to try all kinds of things to not die of the plague and if you'd given them antibiotics and vaccines they would have loved it.
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While I celebrate my employer's commitment to the humanities, I do fear that this trend toward the disappearance of the humanities elsewhere is a reality that no number of Ivy initiatives and institutes will prevent.
We are rapidly moving backward toward a stratified system where the humanities survive, even thrive in wealthy, private universities, while withering away in public higher education. "Public humanities" will grow . . . in private universities, while public education in the humanities disappears.
November 20, 2024 at 8:54 PM
While I celebrate my employer's commitment to the humanities, I do fear that this trend toward the disappearance of the humanities elsewhere is a reality that no number of Ivy initiatives and institutes will prevent.
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Major red flag was how their insistence on “health is holistic” usually involved a lot of expensive quack and woo, but never addressed the real totality of “holistic”, which is “what living in this society is doing to you”.
But no one abled and ableist was ready for that talk.
But no one abled and ableist was ready for that talk.
Disabled people have been warning you about the racism, misogyny, ableism, classism, colonialism and fascism in "wellness" spaces for years and you didn't listen.
Turns out a lot of "wellness" influencers & sycophants voted Tr*mp because they wanted R F K at HHS. They are celebrating.
Turns out a lot of "wellness" influencers & sycophants voted Tr*mp because they wanted R F K at HHS. They are celebrating.
November 9, 2024 at 3:18 PM
Major red flag was how their insistence on “health is holistic” usually involved a lot of expensive quack and woo, but never addressed the real totality of “holistic”, which is “what living in this society is doing to you”.
But no one abled and ableist was ready for that talk.
But no one abled and ableist was ready for that talk.
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If struggling to feed yourself, foodbank is king
Asian markets usually have the best prices in town for vegetables and cooking spices.
Rice and beans are your friend, and easy to flavor
Frozen are good and cheaper than fresh vegetables.
Dairy goes far nutritionally
Want Meat? Chicken.
Asian markets usually have the best prices in town for vegetables and cooking spices.
Rice and beans are your friend, and easy to flavor
Frozen are good and cheaper than fresh vegetables.
Dairy goes far nutritionally
Want Meat? Chicken.
October 21, 2024 at 6:42 PM
If struggling to feed yourself, foodbank is king
Asian markets usually have the best prices in town for vegetables and cooking spices.
Rice and beans are your friend, and easy to flavor
Frozen are good and cheaper than fresh vegetables.
Dairy goes far nutritionally
Want Meat? Chicken.
Asian markets usually have the best prices in town for vegetables and cooking spices.
Rice and beans are your friend, and easy to flavor
Frozen are good and cheaper than fresh vegetables.
Dairy goes far nutritionally
Want Meat? Chicken.
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The other thing about the focus on “male loneliness” is that it’s such a fatalistic mindset and yet there’s only pandering to it.
I remember learning “in the case of a divorce in later years, men are either going to remarry quick or go into a swift decline” and it’s just..accepted?
I remember learning “in the case of a divorce in later years, men are either going to remarry quick or go into a swift decline” and it’s just..accepted?
October 21, 2024 at 11:10 PM
The other thing about the focus on “male loneliness” is that it’s such a fatalistic mindset and yet there’s only pandering to it.
I remember learning “in the case of a divorce in later years, men are either going to remarry quick or go into a swift decline” and it’s just..accepted?
I remember learning “in the case of a divorce in later years, men are either going to remarry quick or go into a swift decline” and it’s just..accepted?
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the writer collective renaissance era is *happening*
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October 3, 2024 at 3:04 PM
the writer collective renaissance era is *happening*
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We're probably all underestimating how powerful a player the fossil fuel lobby is in the AI "revolution."
This should be bigger news: AI is *revitalizing the fossil fuels industry.*
Bloomberg called it a "surprising resurgence" in gas-fired power plants when we were on the brink of a transition to clean energy.
And big tech has nothing to say about it.
www.bloodinthemachine.com/p/ai-is-revi...
Bloomberg called it a "surprising resurgence" in gas-fired power plants when we were on the brink of a transition to clean energy.
And big tech has nothing to say about it.
www.bloodinthemachine.com/p/ai-is-revi...
AI is revitalizing the fossil fuels industry, and big tech has nothing to say for itself
Silicon Valley is helping to accelerate the climate crisis in at least 3 major ways
www.bloodinthemachine.com
September 18, 2024 at 6:36 PM
We're probably all underestimating how powerful a player the fossil fuel lobby is in the AI "revolution."
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There are so other many reasons to oppose the use of generative AI that it almost doesn't matter that its end product is almost always shit.
If you wonder why Kaleidotrope is strongly opposed to the use of AI and does not accept submissions that make use of it, this is why.
With regards to AI, let’s for just a moment play pretend. (1/8)
September 8, 2024 at 10:12 PM
There are so other many reasons to oppose the use of generative AI that it almost doesn't matter that its end product is almost always shit.
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I feel like Cinema Sins style criticism has metastasized into this idea that stories are windows into alternate universes that need to be logically coherent above all else and I hate it so much
September 9, 2024 at 3:31 PM
I feel like Cinema Sins style criticism has metastasized into this idea that stories are windows into alternate universes that need to be logically coherent above all else and I hate it so much
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Star Trek: small stakes and one-offs are where all the characters and worldbuilding is made.
If there's no room in the season for the small and mundane, if everything is the Fate of The Galaxy Depends on Us, then there ends up being no characters or world worth investing in.
If there's no room in the season for the small and mundane, if everything is the Fate of The Galaxy Depends on Us, then there ends up being no characters or world worth investing in.
August 13, 2024 at 5:06 PM
Star Trek: small stakes and one-offs are where all the characters and worldbuilding is made.
If there's no room in the season for the small and mundane, if everything is the Fate of The Galaxy Depends on Us, then there ends up being no characters or world worth investing in.
If there's no room in the season for the small and mundane, if everything is the Fate of The Galaxy Depends on Us, then there ends up being no characters or world worth investing in.
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Probably not helpful in the “tips to achieving stability” bit but I routinely make $0/month via royalties, and 60/month via Patreon.
I’m disabled and chronically ill so literally the only reason I’m alive is because I live with my parents and they pay for groceries and utilities.
I’m disabled and chronically ill so literally the only reason I’m alive is because I live with my parents and they pay for groceries and utilities.
I wish writers and artists would talk more about their day jobs. Not only would it help others feel better about not creating “art” for a living (so few of us can) but also offer ideas on how to pay bills and achieve some stability
August 14, 2024 at 4:01 AM
Probably not helpful in the “tips to achieving stability” bit but I routinely make $0/month via royalties, and 60/month via Patreon.
I’m disabled and chronically ill so literally the only reason I’m alive is because I live with my parents and they pay for groceries and utilities.
I’m disabled and chronically ill so literally the only reason I’m alive is because I live with my parents and they pay for groceries and utilities.
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I was trying to explain to my partner why this has felt like a dam breaking, and so much of it is this: bipartisanship politeness has been valued in a way which would only make sense if NO ONE's life is at stake—and my whole life it's been invoked to avoid facing the reality that shit has gone BAD—
Watching Old Guard Dems like Biden, my senator Durbin, Schumer, etc. over the past decade, it’s obvious they value civility and a fantasy of reasonable bipartisanship more than actually being alive. Given how many Jan 6 traitors are still in Congress, I mean that quite literally.
July 30, 2024 at 5:53 PM
I was trying to explain to my partner why this has felt like a dam breaking, and so much of it is this: bipartisanship politeness has been valued in a way which would only make sense if NO ONE's life is at stake—and my whole life it's been invoked to avoid facing the reality that shit has gone BAD—
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Project 2025's plan to get rid of public schools has actually already begun, as school districts around the country increasingly shift public money to private and for-profit schools, and permanently close down public schools in underprivileged areas.
time.com/7001264/proj...
time.com/7001264/proj...
Project 2025’s Plan to Eliminate Public Schools Has Already Started
We are in a new wave of public school closures. Yours could be next, write Jessica Alcantara and Laura Petty.
time.com
July 24, 2024 at 6:05 AM
Project 2025's plan to get rid of public schools has actually already begun, as school districts around the country increasingly shift public money to private and for-profit schools, and permanently close down public schools in underprivileged areas.
time.com/7001264/proj...
time.com/7001264/proj...
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Strange Horizons is a magazine that has been doing A LOT of groundwork for marginalized authors and it is, at its core, an international magazine that makes a difference in the Anglophone market. They deserve the recognition for their work that's spanning decades <3 <3
This is the last week of Hugo Award voting and we would like you to consider Strange Horizons for Best Semiprozine.
For over 20 years, Strange Horizons has been publishing weekly issues filled with new stories, poems and non-fiction. Here are some more reasons you should vote for us below!
For over 20 years, Strange Horizons has been publishing weekly issues filled with new stories, poems and non-fiction. Here are some more reasons you should vote for us below!
July 17, 2024 at 12:47 PM
Strange Horizons is a magazine that has been doing A LOT of groundwork for marginalized authors and it is, at its core, an international magazine that makes a difference in the Anglophone market. They deserve the recognition for their work that's spanning decades <3 <3
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There is something you can do. Right now, the media is aiming to keep us in a state of alarm. For ratings. The polls have not measurably moved. You already know your vote. Unplug and let the media giants squawk in an empty room. Maybe if they lost their ratings, they might actually do news again.
July 18, 2024 at 2:36 PM
There is something you can do. Right now, the media is aiming to keep us in a state of alarm. For ratings. The polls have not measurably moved. You already know your vote. Unplug and let the media giants squawk in an empty room. Maybe if they lost their ratings, they might actually do news again.
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Do not obey in advance.
July 15, 2024 at 3:11 PM
Do not obey in advance.