Leareth
@leareth.bsky.social
Professional geek, sometimes writes fic for old fandoms.
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Leareth
@leareth.bsky.social
· Nov 17
If you know me from any of the previous platforms and spaces I've used this handle on (it's an oooold handle now), you know me.
Don't know me? Continue to be perplexed.
Don't know me? Continue to be perplexed.
Me in Nov 2024: "A symphonic concert of Wagner's Siegfried next year? Sounds great, count me in!"
Me in Nov 2025 one week before the concert: "I have a symphony ticket this weekend? EXCITING but also, how long is it-- oh shit I signed up for a WAGNER RING OPERA😱😯😅"
Me in Nov 2025 one week before the concert: "I have a symphony ticket this weekend? EXCITING but also, how long is it-- oh shit I signed up for a WAGNER RING OPERA😱😯😅"
This May Take A While Professor Hubert J Farnswort GIF
ALT: This May Take A While Professor Hubert J Farnswort GIF
media.tenor.com
November 16, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Me in Nov 2024: "A symphonic concert of Wagner's Siegfried next year? Sounds great, count me in!"
Me in Nov 2025 one week before the concert: "I have a symphony ticket this weekend? EXCITING but also, how long is it-- oh shit I signed up for a WAGNER RING OPERA😱😯😅"
Me in Nov 2025 one week before the concert: "I have a symphony ticket this weekend? EXCITING but also, how long is it-- oh shit I signed up for a WAGNER RING OPERA😱😯😅"
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I wanted to share probably the most important sermon I’ve given and it’s while I’m being arrested. It’s torture pure and simple what happens at #Broadview. I’m ok, though I was thrown to the ground and choked with my pectoral cross. A review of the video shows I was peaceful - did I deserve this?
November 15, 2025 at 5:57 AM
I wanted to share probably the most important sermon I’ve given and it’s while I’m being arrested. It’s torture pure and simple what happens at #Broadview. I’m ok, though I was thrown to the ground and choked with my pectoral cross. A review of the video shows I was peaceful - did I deserve this?
got up early to exercise by hanging out with a turtle
November 15, 2025 at 12:26 AM
got up early to exercise by hanging out with a turtle
after a week of lawyering, exercise, migrating emails to Proton, and installing a brand new designer sofa into my living room, I am ending the week with pasta and burrata and a glass of red 🍷
November 14, 2025 at 8:22 AM
after a week of lawyering, exercise, migrating emails to Proton, and installing a brand new designer sofa into my living room, I am ending the week with pasta and burrata and a glass of red 🍷
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Found the tweet that Joyce Carol Oates bodied Elon Musk with and it's so beautiful in its eloquent, simple take down. So much so he's crashing out trying to prove he reads books now. Put this in the Louvre.
November 10, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Found the tweet that Joyce Carol Oates bodied Elon Musk with and it's so beautiful in its eloquent, simple take down. So much so he's crashing out trying to prove he reads books now. Put this in the Louvre.
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“I think we should stop calling Elon Musk the richest man in the world and start calling him the greediest.”
November 8, 2025 at 7:54 PM
“I think we should stop calling Elon Musk the richest man in the world and start calling him the greediest.”
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Librarians told 404 Media they're being inundated with new pitches for AI library tech and catalogs are being flooded with AI slop books.
But more broadly, AI maximalism across society is supercharging the ideological war on libraries, schools, government workers, and academics.
But more broadly, AI maximalism across society is supercharging the ideological war on libraries, schools, government workers, and academics.
AI Is Supercharging the War on Libraries, Education, and Human Knowledge
"Fascism and AI, whether or not they have the same goals, they sure are working to accelerate one another."
www.404media.co
November 6, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Librarians told 404 Media they're being inundated with new pitches for AI library tech and catalogs are being flooded with AI slop books.
But more broadly, AI maximalism across society is supercharging the ideological war on libraries, schools, government workers, and academics.
But more broadly, AI maximalism across society is supercharging the ideological war on libraries, schools, government workers, and academics.
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I don’t think we collectively hate Google as much as we all should. This company is directly responsible for countless layoffs across the journalistic profession this year, and in exchange, it is a less reliable service than it was just one year ago. All in service of a technology widely loathed.
I hate this AI garbage so, so much. This "answer" isn't even self-consistent, much less correct! Maybe the three weeks of non-stop work over the 2007 holidays with not enough sleep caused me to hallucinate the whole thing.
November 6, 2025 at 2:34 AM
I don’t think we collectively hate Google as much as we all should. This company is directly responsible for countless layoffs across the journalistic profession this year, and in exchange, it is a less reliable service than it was just one year ago. All in service of a technology widely loathed.
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I'm so glad to work somewhere with people on my wavelength when it comes to law, media, pop culture and politics, bc the work chat is now all NYC mayoral election cheering
November 5, 2025 at 3:04 AM
I'm so glad to work somewhere with people on my wavelength when it comes to law, media, pop culture and politics, bc the work chat is now all NYC mayoral election cheering
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Before President Xi Jinping assumed power, artists in China tested the boundaries of political expression. But the space for artistic independence is narrowing fast.
China Is Stamping Out Dissident Art
Curators, painters, and performers are facing jail or exile.
foreignpolicy.com
November 4, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Before President Xi Jinping assumed power, artists in China tested the boundaries of political expression. But the space for artistic independence is narrowing fast.
the great thing about my job these days is that with any big AI news I see from Bsky, I can feed it into Places That Matter
November 4, 2025 at 1:41 AM
the great thing about my job these days is that with any big AI news I see from Bsky, I can feed it into Places That Matter
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thank you for all the support; the statement from our union is now live here with some more reporting.
now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.
now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.
November 3, 2025 at 11:25 PM
thank you for all the support; the statement from our union is now live here with some more reporting.
now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.
now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.
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A Japanese organization representing Studio Ghibli, Bandai Namco, Toei Animation and more has demanded OpenAI to halt unauthorized use of their IP
November 3, 2025 at 8:51 PM
A Japanese organization representing Studio Ghibli, Bandai Namco, Toei Animation and more has demanded OpenAI to halt unauthorized use of their IP
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Fandom isn’t your job. Take a month off. Take 3 years off. Post incomplete fics. Post incomplete art. Never post again. Switch fandoms. Stay loyal to one fandom only. Do whatever tf you want. You literally make all the rules of engagement in this arena.
November 2, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Fandom isn’t your job. Take a month off. Take 3 years off. Post incomplete fics. Post incomplete art. Never post again. Switch fandoms. Stay loyal to one fandom only. Do whatever tf you want. You literally make all the rules of engagement in this arena.
summer Sydney Saturday sunsets are walking the dog holding a bouquet of flowers for a friend, picking up proper Italian pizza, and drinking a chilled red in a dog friendly bar while I wait to pick up said pizza 🍕 🍷🐕🦺💐
November 1, 2025 at 7:00 AM
summer Sydney Saturday sunsets are walking the dog holding a bouquet of flowers for a friend, picking up proper Italian pizza, and drinking a chilled red in a dog friendly bar while I wait to pick up said pizza 🍕 🍷🐕🦺💐
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It was never “Trump Derangement Syndrome.” It was also a clear warning of what was to come.
October 30, 2025 at 10:30 PM
It was never “Trump Derangement Syndrome.” It was also a clear warning of what was to come.
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New: Videos show ICE/CBP agents are scanning peoples' faces on the street to verify citizenship. ICE has tool to instantly look up unprecedented number of databases with just a photo
“I’m an American citizen so leave me alone”
“Alright, we just got to verify that”
www.404media.co/ice-and-cbp-...
“I’m an American citizen so leave me alone”
“Alright, we just got to verify that”
www.404media.co/ice-and-cbp-...
ICE and CBP Agents Are Scanning Peoples’ Faces on the Street To Verify Citizenship
Videos on social media show officers from ICE and CBP using facial recognition technology on people in the field. One expert described the practice as “pure dystopian creep.”
www.404media.co
October 29, 2025 at 2:42 PM
New: Videos show ICE/CBP agents are scanning peoples' faces on the street to verify citizenship. ICE has tool to instantly look up unprecedented number of databases with just a photo
“I’m an American citizen so leave me alone”
“Alright, we just got to verify that”
www.404media.co/ice-and-cbp-...
“I’m an American citizen so leave me alone”
“Alright, we just got to verify that”
www.404media.co/ice-and-cbp-...
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Tolkien is not perfect but he did, in fact, hate the fucking Nazis.
DHS just posted a Lord of the Rings meme as an appeal to join ICE
October 29, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Tolkien is not perfect but he did, in fact, hate the fucking Nazis.
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Labor has ruled out changing copyright laws to give tech giants free rein to train artificial intelligence models on creative works, after the proposition was met with widespread backlash from artists.
Artists rejoice as Labor rules out copyright carve-out for AI
Labor has ruled out changing copyright laws to give tech giants free rein to train artificial intelligence models on creative works, after the proposition was met with widespread backlash from artists.
www.abc.net.au
October 26, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Labor has ruled out changing copyright laws to give tech giants free rein to train artificial intelligence models on creative works, after the proposition was met with widespread backlash from artists.
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still thinking about this article today. so many societal ills are caused by people white-washing what actually happens. it's awful to see games do it too.
can't wait for cozy domestic violence simulator or cozy kkk simulator
can't wait for cozy domestic violence simulator or cozy kkk simulator
a wholesome plane has hit the second cozy tower
more like no thoughts to declare
blog.giovanh.com
October 24, 2025 at 1:15 PM
still thinking about this article today. so many societal ills are caused by people white-washing what actually happens. it's awful to see games do it too.
can't wait for cozy domestic violence simulator or cozy kkk simulator
can't wait for cozy domestic violence simulator or cozy kkk simulator
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"The White House account has drawn only around 12,000 followers. More than 100,000 users have the account blocked."
NEW: Inside the Trump Administration's Bluesky Invasion
Spoke with some administration officials who said the move was about "reaching new audiences." It's amounted to trench warfare.
www.wired.com/story/inside...
Spoke with some administration officials who said the move was about "reaching new audiences." It's amounted to trench warfare.
www.wired.com/story/inside...
October 21, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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the one good thing about a 35+ degree day in Sydney is the amount of laundry I can do, and going to the beach in the evening
October 21, 2025 at 11:12 PM
the one good thing about a 35+ degree day in Sydney is the amount of laundry I can do, and going to the beach in the evening
If an Ub3r/taxi driver asks what I do for work, I make something up bc the true answer gets annoying or uncomfortable follow up questions. Today my made-up job was marketing, and bc I work with marketing folks, I can absolutely bullshit for 30 mins to the airport sounding like a marketing expert
October 20, 2025 at 2:18 AM
If an Ub3r/taxi driver asks what I do for work, I make something up bc the true answer gets annoying or uncomfortable follow up questions. Today my made-up job was marketing, and bc I work with marketing folks, I can absolutely bullshit for 30 mins to the airport sounding like a marketing expert