KLM
@klm.bsky.social
🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️ ♿ 😺 🦀 🚌 🚲🖖 they/them | by day: research on household finances | always: Silver Spring, housing, transit, bikes, queer sci-fi, accessibility
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KLM
@klm.bsky.social
· May 17
"are you a boy or a girl?"
i am smelling like a rose that somebody gave me on my birthday deathbed.
i am smelling like a rose that somebody gave me on my birthday deathbed.
"are you a boy or a girl?"
i am the scent of burning leaves on an autumn night. i am the wind shaking bare trees. i am the shadows cast by moonlight. i am the raven's cry. i am the rose and i am its thorns. i shake the very earth with my footfalls.
i am the scent of burning leaves on an autumn night. i am the wind shaking bare trees. i am the shadows cast by moonlight. i am the raven's cry. i am the rose and i am its thorns. i shake the very earth with my footfalls.
"are you a boy or a girl?"
I am the living, burning soul of a murdered planet stuffed into a meatsack and I'm mad about it
I am the living, burning soul of a murdered planet stuffed into a meatsack and I'm mad about it
they did. it's my lego city where there are no cops or cars
They should invent a city that doesn't spend 60% of its budget on cops
December 12, 2025 at 3:16 PM
they did. it's my lego city where there are no cops or cars
it's good that i can read this and laugh now that's a good thing not a sad thing
This is one of the best synopses of Symptoms Syndrome I've ever read 😭
December 12, 2025 at 3:14 PM
it's good that i can read this and laugh now that's a good thing not a sad thing
it's less than 60 seconds per day i'd bet money
They just need to be able to frankly discuss how many seconds of drivers time a pedestrian’s life is worth.
December 12, 2025 at 3:09 PM
it's less than 60 seconds per day i'd bet money
couldn't say it better than Mike here
Hand made cookies are nice and I enjoy them as much as the next guy, but you aren’t going to make enough cookies for enough people at a reasonable price unless you use some cookie cutters.
If you want a hand made cookie, buy one, no one is stopping you, just don’t complain about Oreos existing
If you want a hand made cookie, buy one, no one is stopping you, just don’t complain about Oreos existing
"Cookie cutter" housing is good. It's good when cities pre-approve designs, making it easier to add more housing. www.berkeleyside.org/2025/12/09/t...
December 11, 2025 at 4:25 PM
couldn't say it better than Mike here
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this is what democrats folded for, and it ain’t paying the bills
Tomorrow, the Senate will vote to either save the ACA tax credits or not.
This will determine if premiums will skyrocket for millions of Americans.
Pay attention to see if Republicans vote to help or hurt regular Americans.
This will determine if premiums will skyrocket for millions of Americans.
Pay attention to see if Republicans vote to help or hurt regular Americans.
December 11, 2025 at 12:50 AM
this is what democrats folded for, and it ain’t paying the bills
switch out "tech" for "economists" here and it still works perfectly
If you want people to stop being so mean about tech, have you tried not crying like a baby about it and taking it on the chin given that most people actually do have a good reason to hate what is happening even when their model of its machinations and integration into the macroeconomy is inaccurate
December 11, 2025 at 12:45 AM
switch out "tech" for "economists" here and it still works perfectly
steam heated waiting benches! hear that, New York and DC?
Real transit stations are great places. My brother helps maintain this one in Utica, NY.
It sees 8 daily Amtrak trains, plus Adirondack R.R. heritage trains. It has a barber shop, a restaurant, steam-heated waiting benches, office spaces, a gift shop, & hosts the weekly farmer's market year-round.
It sees 8 daily Amtrak trains, plus Adirondack R.R. heritage trains. It has a barber shop, a restaurant, steam-heated waiting benches, office spaces, a gift shop, & hosts the weekly farmer's market year-round.
December 10, 2025 at 11:59 PM
steam heated waiting benches! hear that, New York and DC?
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My dad was not special – HS grad who owned a trucking company. People disappear all the time. But I could not handle the loss. Live or die: It was on me to figure it out
Doing so pushed me to develop skills—writing, grit. To reluctantly become an investigator, to decide if I even wanted to survive
Doing so pushed me to develop skills—writing, grit. To reluctantly become an investigator, to decide if I even wanted to survive
My dad disappeared from his Baltimore trucking company when I was a kid. 20 years later, I went looking for answers.
I did it to survive.
In telling this story, I hope in some way to help others do the same.
“Whatever Happened to Eddy Crane?” is out in April 2026. This is the cover…
I did it to survive.
In telling this story, I hope in some way to help others do the same.
“Whatever Happened to Eddy Crane?” is out in April 2026. This is the cover…
December 10, 2025 at 11:00 PM
My dad was not special – HS grad who owned a trucking company. People disappear all the time. But I could not handle the loss. Live or die: It was on me to figure it out
Doing so pushed me to develop skills—writing, grit. To reluctantly become an investigator, to decide if I even wanted to survive
Doing so pushed me to develop skills—writing, grit. To reluctantly become an investigator, to decide if I even wanted to survive
political crusades to exterminate trans people - and advocacy work to save ourselves - takes up precious, limited policymaking time and capital. especially at the state level with the short legislative sessions. this tactic makes perfect, evil sense
A new analysis found that 80% of 45 anti-trans groups in the U.S. have received funding from fossil fuel companies or billionaires, including Shell and Anschutz.
www.ehn.org/fossil-f...
#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA
www.ehn.org/fossil-f...
#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA
Fossil fuel wealth fuels surge in anti-trans legislation, new analysis shows - EHN
A recent investigation reveals that most major anti-trans organizations in the U.S. receive financial support from fossil fuel interests, intertwining climate obstruction with attacks on LGBTQIA+ rights.Yessenia Funes reports for HEATED and Atmos.In short:A new analysis found that 80% of 45 anti-tra...
www.ehn.org
December 10, 2025 at 11:08 PM
political crusades to exterminate trans people - and advocacy work to save ourselves - takes up precious, limited policymaking time and capital. especially at the state level with the short legislative sessions. this tactic makes perfect, evil sense
someday we're going to have real treatments 🥲
Korean study finds how COVID-19 affects memory, suggests a possible treatment.
Korean researchers found the COVID S1 spike protein disrupts nerve cells, harming memory and causing anxiety in mice. Metformin restored nerve function and reduced toxic proteins, suggesting a possible treatment.
Korean researchers found the COVID S1 spike protein disrupts nerve cells, harming memory and causing anxiety in mice. Metformin restored nerve function and reduced toxic proteins, suggesting a possible treatment.
December 10, 2025 at 11:01 PM
someday we're going to have real treatments 🥲
our little one flinches at the air when we let the cats out onto the deck. he shivers uncontrollably while getting changed. he wails like a baby goat when he has to wait 5 minutes for milk. my heart hurts, knowing how much their hearts break for their babies, in cold, wet tents without enough food
No one deserves to begin life with such suffering.When you see ababy so vulnerable,you realize that compassion isn't achoice,its a duty This family lacks even basic necessities life,so let's send them our warmth tohelp them survive this genocide that permeates daily lives
tinyurl.com/save-my-baby...
tinyurl.com/save-my-baby...
December 10, 2025 at 10:55 PM
our little one flinches at the air when we let the cats out onto the deck. he shivers uncontrollably while getting changed. he wails like a baby goat when he has to wait 5 minutes for milk. my heart hurts, knowing how much their hearts break for their babies, in cold, wet tents without enough food
i've been telling Mischka he's the sweetest best boy for almost four years now. it's automatic, a habit, a rhythm of sounds he knows means Good Cat, so he keeps the title. baby is second best boy
he's the sweetest best boy
December 10, 2025 at 10:37 PM
i've been telling Mischka he's the sweetest best boy for almost four years now. it's automatic, a habit, a rhythm of sounds he knows means Good Cat, so he keeps the title. baby is second best boy
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as a dork ass Trek fan i want no more reboots, no more prequels, no more Spock's secret sisters
tell me about the reunification of Vulcan and Romulus. give me a political saga about simmering tensions between the Federation president and top Starfleet brass. send me to Denobula!
tell me about the reunification of Vulcan and Romulus. give me a political saga about simmering tensions between the Federation president and top Starfleet brass. send me to Denobula!
"Disguised as fan service, Hollywood’s IP addiction is a deliberate business strategy based on studio myopia, impatience, and profit maximization. Meanwhile, audiences are starving for fresh ideas and original characters." the-flytrap.ghost.io/go-girl-give...
Go Girl, Give Us Nothing!: Why Hollywood Undervalues Original Storytelling
Why do studios keep pumping out sequels, reboots, and remakes of the same old IP?
the-flytrap.ghost.io
December 9, 2025 at 10:08 PM
as a dork ass Trek fan i want no more reboots, no more prequels, no more Spock's secret sisters
tell me about the reunification of Vulcan and Romulus. give me a political saga about simmering tensions between the Federation president and top Starfleet brass. send me to Denobula!
tell me about the reunification of Vulcan and Romulus. give me a political saga about simmering tensions between the Federation president and top Starfleet brass. send me to Denobula!
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he forgot what snow was and discovered the magic again
December 9, 2025 at 9:36 PM
he forgot what snow was and discovered the magic again
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Fonts are in the news, so I'm going to take the opportunity to port over an old thread: what was typography like in the Soviet Union?
Spoiler: they did not just have 1 font everyone had to use. As a matter of fact, there were 39.
One of them, you can see here, used to great effect for "Chernobyl."
Spoiler: they did not just have 1 font everyone had to use. As a matter of fact, there were 39.
One of them, you can see here, used to great effect for "Chernobyl."
December 10, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Fonts are in the news, so I'm going to take the opportunity to port over an old thread: what was typography like in the Soviet Union?
Spoiler: they did not just have 1 font everyone had to use. As a matter of fact, there were 39.
One of them, you can see here, used to great effect for "Chernobyl."
Spoiler: they did not just have 1 font everyone had to use. As a matter of fact, there were 39.
One of them, you can see here, used to great effect for "Chernobyl."
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There will be a MD District 18 Town Hall about University Blvd/193 roadway safety in Kensington & Wheaton on Wednesday, December 17, 7:00 pm, at Newport Mill MS.
December 9, 2025 at 6:06 PM
There will be a MD District 18 Town Hall about University Blvd/193 roadway safety in Kensington & Wheaton on Wednesday, December 17, 7:00 pm, at Newport Mill MS.
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IMO the actual solution to male loneliness is walkable communities.
December 7, 2025 at 9:01 PM
IMO the actual solution to male loneliness is walkable communities.
a compendium of Frederick Douglass's speeches and essays
omg. Kat Abughazaleh just posted that if she's elected, she'll swear in on a copy of Octavia Butler's Parable of the Sower.
If you were elected to public office (never mind whether you'd ever actually run), what book would you swear in on?
If you were elected to public office (never mind whether you'd ever actually run), what book would you swear in on?
December 10, 2025 at 1:04 AM
a compendium of Frederick Douglass's speeches and essays
when you see requests for support please seriously consider helping
It's very cold in Gaza. Perhaps I'm lucky I have some warm clothes, but I know very well that there are many others shivering from the cold.
December 10, 2025 at 12:48 AM
when you see requests for support please seriously consider helping
Samantha is making "lactation cookies"
December 10, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Samantha is making "lactation cookies"
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A woman in Saskatchewan needs surgery for a parathyroid issue and is being offered MAiD instead.
There’s no one in the province who can perform the procedure and the government won’t pay to send her elsewhere.
This is why disability advocates warn about assisted dying
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There’s no one in the province who can perform the procedure and the government won’t pay to send her elsewhere.
This is why disability advocates warn about assisted dying
🧵
Sask. woman considers MAID because she can't get needed surgery for rare disease | CBC News
For the past eight years Jolene Van Alstine has suffered from a rare form of parathyroid disease, normocalcemic primary hyperparathryroidism (nPHPT). It causes extreme bone pain.
www.cbc.ca
December 9, 2025 at 5:51 AM
A woman in Saskatchewan needs surgery for a parathyroid issue and is being offered MAiD instead.
There’s no one in the province who can perform the procedure and the government won’t pay to send her elsewhere.
This is why disability advocates warn about assisted dying
🧵
There’s no one in the province who can perform the procedure and the government won’t pay to send her elsewhere.
This is why disability advocates warn about assisted dying
🧵
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Entertaining Bike Ride
December 9, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Entertaining Bike Ride
Bitterblue, Kristin Cashore
Harrow the Ninth, Tamsyn Muir
Noor, Nnedi Okorafor
Harrow the Ninth, Tamsyn Muir
Noor, Nnedi Okorafor
December 9, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Bitterblue, Kristin Cashore
Harrow the Ninth, Tamsyn Muir
Noor, Nnedi Okorafor
Harrow the Ninth, Tamsyn Muir
Noor, Nnedi Okorafor
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December 9, 2025 at 10:24 PM