Shy Violet
@kitschqueen.bsky.social
Pal of rainbows, unicorns, and existential anxiety.
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Shy Violet
@kitschqueen.bsky.social
· Feb 9
I don’t post much because I’ve got limited energy and need it all to take action. But don’t worry - I make plenty of insightful zingers IRL.
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Under Arizona law, you have the right to take control of your genetic data and request a company delete it. Follow these steps from my office to delete your 23andMe account and personal information. www.azag.gov/press-releas...
Attorney General Mayes Issues Consumer Alert to 23andMe Customers
PHOENIX – Attorney General Kris Mayes today warned Arizona residents regarding the recent bankruptcy filing by 23andMe, a direct-to-consumer genetic testing and information company. 23andme filed for ...
www.azag.gov
March 25, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Under Arizona law, you have the right to take control of your genetic data and request a company delete it. Follow these steps from my office to delete your 23andMe account and personal information. www.azag.gov/press-releas...
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They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will *stop paywalling* articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with @freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.
Wired is dropping paywalls for FOIA-based reporting. Others should follow
As the administration does its best to hide public records from the public, Wired magazine is stepping up to help stem the secrecy
freedom.press
March 18, 2025 at 1:11 PM
They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will *stop paywalling* articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with @freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.
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one thing i keep thinking about is how there is simply no way to design a constitutional system that can resist authoritarian incursion if participants in that system do not actually care that much
March 12, 2025 at 2:50 PM
one thing i keep thinking about is how there is simply no way to design a constitutional system that can resist authoritarian incursion if participants in that system do not actually care that much
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BREAKING: Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier released from prison after nearly 50 years
February 18, 2025 at 4:25 PM
BREAKING: Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier released from prison after nearly 50 years
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🚨 Your House representative is now back home through February 23.
That’s where we come in.
With Trump and Elon Musk pulling off a billionaire coup in real time, this congressional recess is about turning up the heat like never before. Let’s get to work: indivisi.org/muskorus
That’s where we come in.
With Trump and Elon Musk pulling off a billionaire coup in real time, this congressional recess is about turning up the heat like never before. Let’s get to work: indivisi.org/muskorus
February 15, 2025 at 12:09 AM
🚨 Your House representative is now back home through February 23.
That’s where we come in.
With Trump and Elon Musk pulling off a billionaire coup in real time, this congressional recess is about turning up the heat like never before. Let’s get to work: indivisi.org/muskorus
That’s where we come in.
With Trump and Elon Musk pulling off a billionaire coup in real time, this congressional recess is about turning up the heat like never before. Let’s get to work: indivisi.org/muskorus
I don’t post much because I’ve got limited energy and need it all to take action. But don’t worry - I make plenty of insightful zingers IRL.
February 9, 2025 at 5:35 PM
I don’t post much because I’ve got limited energy and need it all to take action. But don’t worry - I make plenty of insightful zingers IRL.
“So often the contemporary church is a weak, ineffectual voice with an uncertain sound…Far from being disturbed by the presence of the church, the power structure of the average community is consoled by the church's silent - and often even vocal - sanction of things as they are.” -MLK
Letter from a Birmingham Jail [King, Jr.]
www.africa.upenn.edu
January 21, 2025 at 3:43 AM
“So often the contemporary church is a weak, ineffectual voice with an uncertain sound…Far from being disturbed by the presence of the church, the power structure of the average community is consoled by the church's silent - and often even vocal - sanction of things as they are.” -MLK
Been rewatching Girls5Eva as comfort TV all month. May continue for the next 4 years.
December 2, 2024 at 2:50 AM
Been rewatching Girls5Eva as comfort TV all month. May continue for the next 4 years.
Extra pain jabs from my fav podcasts this week, all recorded prior to election results. It sucks to hear joy & hope in their voices, laughing at stuff I’d usually find funny. 2 exceptions I’d like to give a big thank-you to for just being real: @whatacreep.bsky.social & @westernkabuki.bsky.social.
November 8, 2024 at 3:50 PM
Extra pain jabs from my fav podcasts this week, all recorded prior to election results. It sucks to hear joy & hope in their voices, laughing at stuff I’d usually find funny. 2 exceptions I’d like to give a big thank-you to for just being real: @whatacreep.bsky.social & @westernkabuki.bsky.social.
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care widely, act selectively
November 7, 2024 at 4:51 PM
care widely, act selectively
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I am seeing more and more opinions bubbling up about how throwing trans people to the wolves would be a winning strategy for Democrats, and I just want to quickly say: Fuck off with that absolute dog shit.
November 7, 2024 at 3:55 PM
I am seeing more and more opinions bubbling up about how throwing trans people to the wolves would be a winning strategy for Democrats, and I just want to quickly say: Fuck off with that absolute dog shit.
Many of us left evangelical Christianity after 2015. We’d been born into it, and the following years exposed its hypocrisy & political agenda in ways logic couldn’t to those indoctrinated young. I’m glad I left, but this defeat is lonelier as an agnostic. Talking to god was pointless yet comforting.
November 8, 2024 at 12:41 AM
Many of us left evangelical Christianity after 2015. We’d been born into it, and the following years exposed its hypocrisy & political agenda in ways logic couldn’t to those indoctrinated young. I’m glad I left, but this defeat is lonelier as an agnostic. Talking to god was pointless yet comforting.
So we can fail our children esoterically, too!
November 3, 2024 at 11:18 PM
So we can fail our children esoterically, too!
Anyone sharing the @washingtonpost.com article below should know that the data were incomplete when they published. It has been corrected, and the map DOES NOT look like the one in the picture. I didn’t mean to share the post, but I’m a Bluesky novice and don’t know how to quote it. 🤦🏻♀️
October 24, 2024 at 10:29 PM
Anyone sharing the @washingtonpost.com article below should know that the data were incomplete when they published. It has been corrected, and the map DOES NOT look like the one in the picture. I didn’t mean to share the post, but I’m a Bluesky novice and don’t know how to quote it. 🤦🏻♀️
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In every state across the country, more people donated to Vice President Kamala Harris than to former president Donald Trump.
See the donor breakdown near you by using this tool.
See the donor breakdown near you by using this tool.
See how your neighborhood is giving to Trump and Harris
In every state across the country, more people donated to Vice President Kamala Harris than to former president Donald Trump. See the donor breakdown near you.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 23, 2024 at 11:29 PM
In every state across the country, more people donated to Vice President Kamala Harris than to former president Donald Trump.
See the donor breakdown near you by using this tool.
See the donor breakdown near you by using this tool.
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The more I talk about the election the more shocked I am by how many people memory holed 2016-2020. Every day was a new horror. New emergencies popped up constantly. I fundamentally don’t understand how people seemingly forgot about all of it.
October 9, 2024 at 5:04 PM
The more I talk about the election the more shocked I am by how many people memory holed 2016-2020. Every day was a new horror. New emergencies popped up constantly. I fundamentally don’t understand how people seemingly forgot about all of it.
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Once again:
Knowing when your voice is not needed or useful in a conversation continues to be an important form of discernment.
Knowing when your voice is not needed or useful in a conversation continues to be an important form of discernment.
August 1, 2024 at 9:51 PM
Once again:
Knowing when your voice is not needed or useful in a conversation continues to be an important form of discernment.
Knowing when your voice is not needed or useful in a conversation continues to be an important form of discernment.
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For seven days, & as a way of managing my anxiety, I’ll present a suit jacket that our next President might wear to debate her dread & gross opponent. Day five is this (don’t freak out) showstopper by Yohji Yamamoto (pair it with a black sheath dress & BAM! history!).
#MJMheartsKH
#MJMfashionGuide
#MJMheartsKH
#MJMfashionGuide
July 26, 2024 at 5:09 PM
For seven days, & as a way of managing my anxiety, I’ll present a suit jacket that our next President might wear to debate her dread & gross opponent. Day five is this (don’t freak out) showstopper by Yohji Yamamoto (pair it with a black sheath dress & BAM! history!).
#MJMheartsKH
#MJMfashionGuide
#MJMheartsKH
#MJMfashionGuide
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THE CARTOONISTS CLUB, a new graphic novel, combines Raina Telgemeier & Scott McCloud’s trademark charm, reliability, and comics expertise to blend narrative, how-to, and the enchanting art of comics to inspire a new generation of young cartoonists. Coming from Scholastic/Graphix 4/1/2025!
June 25, 2024 at 2:25 PM
THE CARTOONISTS CLUB, a new graphic novel, combines Raina Telgemeier & Scott McCloud’s trademark charm, reliability, and comics expertise to blend narrative, how-to, and the enchanting art of comics to inspire a new generation of young cartoonists. Coming from Scholastic/Graphix 4/1/2025!
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Important context for non-scientists:
It is actually *really difficult to get a scientific paper retracted.*
e.g., new evidence indicating scientific misconduct, profound misportrayal of methods/results, or deeply flawed methodology.
Don't treat this lightly.
www.npr.org/sections/hea...
It is actually *really difficult to get a scientific paper retracted.*
e.g., new evidence indicating scientific misconduct, profound misportrayal of methods/results, or deeply flawed methodology.
Don't treat this lightly.
www.npr.org/sections/hea...
Research at the heart of a federal case against the abortion pill has been retracted
A research paper that raises questions about the safety of abortion has been retracted. The research is cited in a federal judge's ruling about the abortion pill mifepristone.
www.npr.org
February 9, 2024 at 2:53 PM
Important context for non-scientists:
It is actually *really difficult to get a scientific paper retracted.*
e.g., new evidence indicating scientific misconduct, profound misportrayal of methods/results, or deeply flawed methodology.
Don't treat this lightly.
www.npr.org/sections/hea...
It is actually *really difficult to get a scientific paper retracted.*
e.g., new evidence indicating scientific misconduct, profound misportrayal of methods/results, or deeply flawed methodology.
Don't treat this lightly.
www.npr.org/sections/hea...
During the past three years, I’ve listened almost exclusively to podcasts hosted by non-males, and I now realize I spent 3/4 of my life mistaking yelling-over-each-other for comedy.
December 31, 2023 at 10:49 PM
During the past three years, I’ve listened almost exclusively to podcasts hosted by non-males, and I now realize I spent 3/4 of my life mistaking yelling-over-each-other for comedy.
Telling my kids about the video game Paperboy, and I say, “Sometimes, Death would chase you.” Their shocked faces made me realize for the first time how absolutely bonkers that was.
December 10, 2023 at 4:20 PM
Telling my kids about the video game Paperboy, and I say, “Sometimes, Death would chase you.” Their shocked faces made me realize for the first time how absolutely bonkers that was.
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December 8, 2023 at 4:04 PM
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