Leah Leier
@leahleier.bsky.social
Nerd, geek, engineer. SF&F fan. Any pronouns acceptable.
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If AI can generate this it can't be all bad: "The primitives believed that by sacrificing their currency to the twin gods 'Target' and 'Walmart' in brutal, localized skirmishes, they could ensure the sun's return in January."
November 30, 2025 at 1:17 AM
If AI can generate this it can't be all bad: "The primitives believed that by sacrificing their currency to the twin gods 'Target' and 'Walmart' in brutal, localized skirmishes, they could ensure the sun's return in January."
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National public health “leadership” (hi RFK Jr 🙄) keeps poisoning public health with lies.
Vaccines prevent needless childhood deaths.
No baby in America should be dying of whooping cough — not when we have safe, effective vaccines literally ready to go.
This is a national tragedy
Vaccines prevent needless childhood deaths.
No baby in America should be dying of whooping cough — not when we have safe, effective vaccines literally ready to go.
This is a national tragedy
Third unvaccinated Kentucky baby dies of whooping cough • Kentucky Lantern
A third unvaccinated infant in Kentucky has died of pertussis as public health officials urge Kentuckians to get vaccinated against the disease.
kentuckylantern.com
November 29, 2025 at 11:10 PM
National public health “leadership” (hi RFK Jr 🙄) keeps poisoning public health with lies.
Vaccines prevent needless childhood deaths.
No baby in America should be dying of whooping cough — not when we have safe, effective vaccines literally ready to go.
This is a national tragedy
Vaccines prevent needless childhood deaths.
No baby in America should be dying of whooping cough — not when we have safe, effective vaccines literally ready to go.
This is a national tragedy
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did you know that parantheses open a portal to another dimension, and whatever you put inside them is not only NOT a part of the original sentence but rather is, in fact, extraterrestrial? read the literature for God's sake
November 27, 2025 at 12:12 AM
did you know that parantheses open a portal to another dimension, and whatever you put inside them is not only NOT a part of the original sentence but rather is, in fact, extraterrestrial? read the literature for God's sake
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saturation with Tolkien spinoffs has somehow not prepared our culture for the arrival of dark lords bearing a gift that everyone becomes convinced they can wield to accomplish great things but just makes them dependent and start whispering about preciouses if you suggest just throwing it away
November 19, 2025 at 11:16 AM
saturation with Tolkien spinoffs has somehow not prepared our culture for the arrival of dark lords bearing a gift that everyone becomes convinced they can wield to accomplish great things but just makes them dependent and start whispering about preciouses if you suggest just throwing it away
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Why do I include poetry in a presentation about data visualization? Because cartography IS poetry.
The ocean is not literally blue. The land is not literally green.
Symbolism, metaphor, language, cultural context and history all inform map making.
Both exercise the same brain-parts.
The ocean is not literally blue. The land is not literally green.
Symbolism, metaphor, language, cultural context and history all inform map making.
Both exercise the same brain-parts.
Guess I'm a freelance corporate consultant now because I just led a really fun session walking a group of software developers through some mind bending relationship visualization problems.
Bibliography: Tufte, Margaret Atwood, Borges, Tobler, Cynthia Brewer, RJ Andrews and Madeline L'Engle
Bibliography: Tufte, Margaret Atwood, Borges, Tobler, Cynthia Brewer, RJ Andrews and Madeline L'Engle
November 12, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Why do I include poetry in a presentation about data visualization? Because cartography IS poetry.
The ocean is not literally blue. The land is not literally green.
Symbolism, metaphor, language, cultural context and history all inform map making.
Both exercise the same brain-parts.
The ocean is not literally blue. The land is not literally green.
Symbolism, metaphor, language, cultural context and history all inform map making.
Both exercise the same brain-parts.
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Once you start thinking of AI as a war on humanity, on human thought, on human inquiry, on human labor, on nuance and critical thinking, it slots in pretty seamlessly with the right wing ideological project, oligarchical political projects, big tech's political projects, etc
November 6, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Once you start thinking of AI as a war on humanity, on human thought, on human inquiry, on human labor, on nuance and critical thinking, it slots in pretty seamlessly with the right wing ideological project, oligarchical political projects, big tech's political projects, etc
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Coding on personal projects mean that I can make edits directly to prod YOLOLOLOLOL
November 2, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Coding on personal projects mean that I can make edits directly to prod YOLOLOLOLOL
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I’ll be glad when we run this regime out of power and we do something about those ICE assholes.
They should be tried for their crimes against humanity.
They should be tried for their crimes against humanity.
October 30, 2025 at 6:17 PM
I’ll be glad when we run this regime out of power and we do something about those ICE assholes.
They should be tried for their crimes against humanity.
They should be tried for their crimes against humanity.
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Chatbots — LLMs — do not know facts and are not designed to be able to accurately answer factual questions. They are designed to find and mimic patterns of words, probabilistically. When they’re “right” it’s because correct things are often written down, so those patterns are frequent. That’s all.
June 19, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Chatbots — LLMs — do not know facts and are not designed to be able to accurately answer factual questions. They are designed to find and mimic patterns of words, probabilistically. When they’re “right” it’s because correct things are often written down, so those patterns are frequent. That’s all.
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there's a video somewhere of chamath palihapitiya saying that he used to donate millions to democrats but couldn't get a meeting, but is able to with republicans. like everyone, rich donors want to feel special. no better way to make them feel special than a WH ballroom, earning parties more $$$
October 25, 2025 at 12:37 AM
there's a video somewhere of chamath palihapitiya saying that he used to donate millions to democrats but couldn't get a meeting, but is able to with republicans. like everyone, rich donors want to feel special. no better way to make them feel special than a WH ballroom, earning parties more $$$
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the point of the ballroom obvs has nothing to do with aesthetics. it's to create an architectural structure to honor the patronage networks that currently dominate US politics. previous WH venues hosted maybe a couple of hundred people; this hosts nearly 1,000 rich donors.
October 25, 2025 at 12:19 AM
the point of the ballroom obvs has nothing to do with aesthetics. it's to create an architectural structure to honor the patronage networks that currently dominate US politics. previous WH venues hosted maybe a couple of hundred people; this hosts nearly 1,000 rich donors.
There needs to be legal consequences for not following the rules and laws, both for this and for all the other illegal stuff they have been doing. If there isn't, then we are living in a place where those who are rich and have private armies can do ANYTHING. Banana republic.
Good morning. ☕
ICYMI: Trump is demolishing the *entire* East Wing of the White House -- after pledging in July not to touch it as he makes way for his massive, privately funded $250M ballroom -- and it's expected to be fully torn down by this weekend.
www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
ICYMI: Trump is demolishing the *entire* East Wing of the White House -- after pledging in July not to touch it as he makes way for his massive, privately funded $250M ballroom -- and it's expected to be fully torn down by this weekend.
www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
Trump To Demolish Entire East Wing Of White House By This Weekend
The president previously vowed not to touch the East Wing — "my favorite!" — amid his plans to install a massive, privately funded ballroom.
www.huffpost.com
October 23, 2025 at 3:16 PM
There needs to be legal consequences for not following the rules and laws, both for this and for all the other illegal stuff they have been doing. If there isn't, then we are living in a place where those who are rich and have private armies can do ANYTHING. Banana republic.
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One of my fave photos from today.
Loved that the folks leading the chants were regularly including trans rights.
WHEN TRANS RIGHTS ARE UNDER ATTACK, WHAT DO WE DO?
STAND UP FIGHT BACK!
Loved that the folks leading the chants were regularly including trans rights.
WHEN TRANS RIGHTS ARE UNDER ATTACK, WHAT DO WE DO?
STAND UP FIGHT BACK!
October 18, 2025 at 10:26 PM
One of my fave photos from today.
Loved that the folks leading the chants were regularly including trans rights.
WHEN TRANS RIGHTS ARE UNDER ATTACK, WHAT DO WE DO?
STAND UP FIGHT BACK!
Loved that the folks leading the chants were regularly including trans rights.
WHEN TRANS RIGHTS ARE UNDER ATTACK, WHAT DO WE DO?
STAND UP FIGHT BACK!
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A 13-year-old boy in the next city over from me was kidnapped by ICE and sent to an adult men's detention center 500 miles away.
last i checked these young republicans were like 25 years old. but this is a classic case of infantilization to diminish the significance of the offense. www.yahoo.com/news/article...
Vance downplays group chat messages: ‘Kids do stupid things, especially young boys.’
The vice president called the texts "edgy, offensive jokes."
www.yahoo.com
October 15, 2025 at 9:41 PM
A 13-year-old boy in the next city over from me was kidnapped by ICE and sent to an adult men's detention center 500 miles away.
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he also said that 80% of antifa's members are landlords and if you lower the cost of housing, you basically starve the network of its financing
October 10, 2025 at 6:32 PM
he also said that 80% of antifa's members are landlords and if you lower the cost of housing, you basically starve the network of its financing
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Fuck despair. Fascists should have to fight for every inch they get, on principle alone.
The fight is over when the fascists are defeated, and not one minute earlier.
The fight is over when the fascists are defeated, and not one minute earlier.
October 4, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Fuck despair. Fascists should have to fight for every inch they get, on principle alone.
The fight is over when the fascists are defeated, and not one minute earlier.
The fight is over when the fascists are defeated, and not one minute earlier.
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Even if you support massive deportation operations, under no circumstances should ANYONE be ok with US citizens being forcibly removed from their homes and detained without explanation.
This is a clear violation of their constitutional rights and should universally condemned.
This is a clear violation of their constitutional rights and should universally condemned.
October 4, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Even if you support massive deportation operations, under no circumstances should ANYONE be ok with US citizens being forcibly removed from their homes and detained without explanation.
This is a clear violation of their constitutional rights and should universally condemned.
This is a clear violation of their constitutional rights and should universally condemned.
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Sweet, the SS has arrived. /s
Fuck Nazis!
Fuck Nazis!
Trump signs an executive order tasking Hegseth to establish "specialised units" within the National Guard to "deal with public order issues" across the US.
Using the US Military against the American public.
Using the US Military against the American public.
September 30, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Sweet, the SS has arrived. /s
Fuck Nazis!
Fuck Nazis!
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Biden in office, GOP House and Senate: DEMOCRAT SHUTDOWN!!
Trump in office, GOP House and Senate: DEMOCRAT SHUTDOWN!!
Allowing one party to control the media narrative because they’re loud and dumb is absolutely ruining people’s understanding of how anything works.
Trump in office, GOP House and Senate: DEMOCRAT SHUTDOWN!!
Allowing one party to control the media narrative because they’re loud and dumb is absolutely ruining people’s understanding of how anything works.
September 30, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Biden in office, GOP House and Senate: DEMOCRAT SHUTDOWN!!
Trump in office, GOP House and Senate: DEMOCRAT SHUTDOWN!!
Allowing one party to control the media narrative because they’re loud and dumb is absolutely ruining people’s understanding of how anything works.
Trump in office, GOP House and Senate: DEMOCRAT SHUTDOWN!!
Allowing one party to control the media narrative because they’re loud and dumb is absolutely ruining people’s understanding of how anything works.
White helicopter just circling over Magoun Square, Somerville MA. I can't see any markings on it.
September 26, 2025 at 8:35 PM
White helicopter just circling over Magoun Square, Somerville MA. I can't see any markings on it.
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the post office is a public service. it doesn’t need to make money. public transit doesn’t need to make money. the library doesn’t need to make money. some things exist for the public good and we desperately need lawmakers to stop thinking about them in terms of capitalism. these are not businesses.
September 25, 2025 at 11:09 PM
the post office is a public service. it doesn’t need to make money. public transit doesn’t need to make money. the library doesn’t need to make money. some things exist for the public good and we desperately need lawmakers to stop thinking about them in terms of capitalism. these are not businesses.
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After what they gave ICE, the argument that “we can’t afford it” shall never be legitimate again
Starting November 1st, New Mexico will become the first state to offer free universal childcare to all its residents.
It's expected to save families over $12,000 per child annually.
This is a huge step forward — and a reminder that we have the power to fix the system.
It's expected to save families over $12,000 per child annually.
This is a huge step forward — and a reminder that we have the power to fix the system.
September 15, 2025 at 1:42 AM
After what they gave ICE, the argument that “we can’t afford it” shall never be legitimate again
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trying one more time
I need to rehome my cat, been trying dor months woth no luck, he deserves a loving home
I am located in eastern PA right next to jersey, im willing to travel a bit
alt text has the screenshot info
⚠️please share this, help me find a miracle⚠️
#cat #rehome #help #helpsky
I need to rehome my cat, been trying dor months woth no luck, he deserves a loving home
I am located in eastern PA right next to jersey, im willing to travel a bit
alt text has the screenshot info
⚠️please share this, help me find a miracle⚠️
#cat #rehome #help #helpsky
September 12, 2025 at 8:00 AM