leveragehunters
@leveragehunters.bsky.social
Queer Australian privacy and FOI lawyer, SteveBucky fanfic writer, and aspiring spinner/weaver/felter. She/her.
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My favorite spot in my local preserve on my favorite morning of 2023. The sunrise was crazy because of how thick the fog was.
December 27, 2023 at 12:32 PM
My favorite spot in my local preserve on my favorite morning of 2023. The sunrise was crazy because of how thick the fog was.
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Time to bring the tradition here to Bluesky …
A fine is a price.
A fine is a price.
A teen's death in a Wisconsin sawmill highlights the growing number of children and teens around the U.S. working in hazardous jobs meant for adults
Teen's death in Wisconsin sawmill highlights "21st century problem" across the U.S.
The number of children employed illegally in the U.S. is soaring, Labor Department figures show. Sometimes that work kills them.
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December 27, 2023 at 2:32 AM
Time to bring the tradition here to Bluesky …
A fine is a price.
A fine is a price.
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Hey baby, Godwin's Second Law just dropped.
December 27, 2023 at 12:16 PM
Hey baby, Godwin's Second Law just dropped.
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HOW DO YOU EXPECT ANYONE TO HAVE ANY DEGREE OF SCIENTIFIC LITERACY IF THEY CANNOT QUESTION?
You cannot!!!
You are creating the beast you abhor with this viewpoint!
You cannot!!!
You are creating the beast you abhor with this viewpoint!
December 27, 2023 at 3:00 PM
HOW DO YOU EXPECT ANYONE TO HAVE ANY DEGREE OF SCIENTIFIC LITERACY IF THEY CANNOT QUESTION?
You cannot!!!
You are creating the beast you abhor with this viewpoint!
You cannot!!!
You are creating the beast you abhor with this viewpoint!
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Folks, a pro tip: If you are blocked by someone here on Bluesky (or indeed anywhere else), don't send them an email in an attempt to litigate your blockage. Not only doesn't it work, it actually confirms their wisdom in blocking you. Accept they have their own reasons for their actions and move on.
December 27, 2023 at 9:17 PM
Folks, a pro tip: If you are blocked by someone here on Bluesky (or indeed anywhere else), don't send them an email in an attempt to litigate your blockage. Not only doesn't it work, it actually confirms their wisdom in blocking you. Accept they have their own reasons for their actions and move on.
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Sherlock Crownes~~~☆
December 27, 2023 at 10:16 PM
Sherlock Crownes~~~☆
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this year, I have had to explain trans people and the idiom "learning the ropes" to a seven year old
trans people took like 30 seconds, "learning the ropes" took days of the most annoying follow-up questions you could possibly imagine, including watching videos about 19th century sailing
trans people took like 30 seconds, "learning the ropes" took days of the most annoying follow-up questions you could possibly imagine, including watching videos about 19th century sailing
“But how will I explain trans people to my kids?” Bitch that is extremely easy, like 100x easier than explaining the plot points of The Phantom Menace
December 27, 2023 at 12:56 PM
this year, I have had to explain trans people and the idiom "learning the ropes" to a seven year old
trans people took like 30 seconds, "learning the ropes" took days of the most annoying follow-up questions you could possibly imagine, including watching videos about 19th century sailing
trans people took like 30 seconds, "learning the ropes" took days of the most annoying follow-up questions you could possibly imagine, including watching videos about 19th century sailing
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#InverteFest is still going, keep posting your invertebrate art (and plug your merch).
December 28, 2023 at 3:16 AM
#InverteFest is still going, keep posting your invertebrate art (and plug your merch).
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And the death of interesting fiction.
Mystery and inconsistencies are important.
Explaining everything is the refuge of weak storytelling.
Mystery and inconsistencies are important.
Explaining everything is the refuge of weak storytelling.
People's insistence on having everything in a given book, movie, or TV show make sense or be brought into harmony with everything else in the story will be the death of me.
December 25, 2023 at 1:08 PM
And the death of interesting fiction.
Mystery and inconsistencies are important.
Explaining everything is the refuge of weak storytelling.
Mystery and inconsistencies are important.
Explaining everything is the refuge of weak storytelling.
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When faced with FOIA delays, I find that maintaining a small wolf spider army can have a … motivational effect.
December 28, 2023 at 5:49 AM
When faced with FOIA delays, I find that maintaining a small wolf spider army can have a … motivational effect.
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Barn Owl mounted Archer🦉
December 28, 2023 at 1:58 PM
Barn Owl mounted Archer🦉
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This "debunking" is going around again and it ironically has the same flaws it criticizes: it misses several studies that have much stronger experimental design and overstates the claims of the studies it does cover and then criticizes it for not having proven those inflated claims.
The Tetris PTSD story is going around again so now I have to update y'all, it's been debunked, pop sci has lied to us again www.madinamerica.com/2021/10/tetr...
“Tetris for Trauma” Viral Twitter Thread: A Master Class in Misleading Psych Research
A TV writer claims that research shows that Tetris is “literally a trauma first aid kit.” Her tweets sound scientific, but the research behind it is unconvincing.
www.madinamerica.com
October 17, 2023 at 2:06 AM
This "debunking" is going around again and it ironically has the same flaws it criticizes: it misses several studies that have much stronger experimental design and overstates the claims of the studies it does cover and then criticizes it for not having proven those inflated claims.
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Moose stare down. Always one blade of grass getting in the way but I wasn't about to move it out of the shot. Chugach State Park #Alaska
November 2, 2023 at 11:58 PM
Moose stare down. Always one blade of grass getting in the way but I wasn't about to move it out of the shot. Chugach State Park #Alaska
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Scammers often forge Big 5 publisher docs as part of their effort to get writers to part with $$. Here's how scammer Impact Press Media (dba multiple other names) tried to get one writer to pay $4000. (Name on the invoice is the real name of sales rep posing as agent "Alex Weiss") #WriterBeware
November 1, 2023 at 4:31 PM
Scammers often forge Big 5 publisher docs as part of their effort to get writers to part with $$. Here's how scammer Impact Press Media (dba multiple other names) tried to get one writer to pay $4000. (Name on the invoice is the real name of sales rep posing as agent "Alex Weiss") #WriterBeware
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This is definitely the face of a goat who has been sampling agave.
November 1, 2023 at 9:55 PM
This is definitely the face of a goat who has been sampling agave.
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Tiny antique dollhouse cat from my collection. Pictured on Francie for no particular reason at all.
October 30, 2023 at 11:20 PM
Tiny antique dollhouse cat from my collection. Pictured on Francie for no particular reason at all.
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Pigeon Permit [part 1/4]
October 31, 2023 at 2:07 AM
Pigeon Permit [part 1/4]
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Rosemary is tired of people asking her where her ears are. 🎃
October 31, 2023 at 12:22 PM
Rosemary is tired of people asking her where her ears are. 🎃
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Their costume is the twins from The Shining. 🎃
October 31, 2023 at 12:56 PM
Their costume is the twins from The Shining. 🎃
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one of my favourite edwardian themes is "the man in the moon is a huge sky perv who enjoys watching couples do it"
October 31, 2023 at 1:01 PM
one of my favourite edwardian themes is "the man in the moon is a huge sky perv who enjoys watching couples do it"
Caught a nice photo of my in-progress Alpaca blanket...which I started weaving in winter. Winter may yet come round again before it's finished!
November 1, 2023 at 2:01 AM
Caught a nice photo of my in-progress Alpaca blanket...which I started weaving in winter. Winter may yet come round again before it's finished!