Lydia
@lydiabeeyoobee.bsky.social
Public policy student. For fun: culture, linguistics, old houses and fashion, walkable cities, cats. Arlington, VA. Hoya Saxa
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That impact analysis has been done, by leading independent experts.
Here it is, open-access in the @thelancet.com —>
doi.org/10.1016/S014...
"The complete defunding of USAID would cause an estimated 2,450,000 all-age deaths annually."
Two. And a half. Million. Deaths. Each year.
Here it is, open-access in the @thelancet.com —>
doi.org/10.1016/S014...
"The complete defunding of USAID would cause an estimated 2,450,000 all-age deaths annually."
Two. And a half. Million. Deaths. Each year.
October 8, 2025 at 2:09 PM
That impact analysis has been done, by leading independent experts.
Here it is, open-access in the @thelancet.com —>
doi.org/10.1016/S014...
"The complete defunding of USAID would cause an estimated 2,450,000 all-age deaths annually."
Two. And a half. Million. Deaths. Each year.
Here it is, open-access in the @thelancet.com —>
doi.org/10.1016/S014...
"The complete defunding of USAID would cause an estimated 2,450,000 all-age deaths annually."
Two. And a half. Million. Deaths. Each year.
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The Institute of Museum & Library Services has restored all previously canceled federal grants to libraries, following a ruling by a federal judge
"Restoration of these grants is a massive win for libraries of all kinds in all states."
"Restoration of these grants is a massive win for libraries of all kinds in all states."
ALA welcomes reinstatement of all federal IMLS grants to libraries
Today, the American Library Association (ALA) greeted an announcement by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) that it had reinstated all the agency’s grants.
www.ala.org
December 4, 2025 at 4:04 PM
The Institute of Museum & Library Services has restored all previously canceled federal grants to libraries, following a ruling by a federal judge
"Restoration of these grants is a massive win for libraries of all kinds in all states."
"Restoration of these grants is a massive win for libraries of all kinds in all states."
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DC is nice, man. the bike lanes are coming along, Metro is pretty good, drivers are not psychopaths, etc. miss this place
December 3, 2025 at 7:50 PM
DC is nice, man. the bike lanes are coming along, Metro is pretty good, drivers are not psychopaths, etc. miss this place
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Subscribe your loved ones to literary magazines for the holidays
December 1, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Subscribe your loved ones to literary magazines for the holidays
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"In Bed With the Right" is easily among the smartest, most incisive analysis of gender politics, culture, and whatever is happening on the Right you'll find anywhere. Grateful to @adriandaub.bsky.social and @moiradonegan.bsky.social for what they are offering with their podcast. Please listen!
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December 2, 2025 at 1:07 PM
"In Bed With the Right" is easily among the smartest, most incisive analysis of gender politics, culture, and whatever is happening on the Right you'll find anywhere. Grateful to @adriandaub.bsky.social and @moiradonegan.bsky.social for what they are offering with their podcast. Please listen!
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A raccoon was found passed out in the bathroom of the Virginia ABC Store in Ashland after breaking in and ransacking shelves, according to Hanover County Animal Protection and Shelter.
Raccoon found passed out in bathroom of Virginia ABC Store after breaking in, ransacking shelves
A raccoon was found passed out in the bathroom of the Virginia ABC Store in Ashland after breaking in and ransacking shelves, according to Hanover County Animal Protection and Shelter.
www.wtvr.com
December 2, 2025 at 6:48 PM
A raccoon was found passed out in the bathroom of the Virginia ABC Store in Ashland after breaking in and ransacking shelves, according to Hanover County Animal Protection and Shelter.
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DOGE isn’t gone. The 19-26 year olds burrowed in to the agencies they were assigned to. We’ve got dozens of unqualified 19-26 year old GS15s still pursuing Musk’s agenda, which is stealing everyone’s PII/data, all contracting info, moving it onto his servers, & mining it for his profits. 1/
Bye bye, “DOGE”.
It no longer exists as a “centralized entity”, according to the Office of Personnel Management.
@reuters.com
www.reuters.com/world/us/dog...
It no longer exists as a “centralized entity”, according to the Office of Personnel Management.
@reuters.com
www.reuters.com/world/us/dog...
November 23, 2025 at 6:50 PM
DOGE isn’t gone. The 19-26 year olds burrowed in to the agencies they were assigned to. We’ve got dozens of unqualified 19-26 year old GS15s still pursuing Musk’s agenda, which is stealing everyone’s PII/data, all contracting info, moving it onto his servers, & mining it for his profits. 1/
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I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
I see some book piracy discourse, and, to make a positive argument in favor of buying books, your marginal ability to influence what books get published and support the careers of writers you like is massive compared to most other forms of media.
November 25, 2025 at 11:07 PM
I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
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Marlboro: yesssss it is also against our TOS to get cancer from smoking our cigarettes
Additionally, OpenAI argues its not liable because Raine, by using ChatGPT for self-harm, broke its terms of service
November 26, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Marlboro: yesssss it is also against our TOS to get cancer from smoking our cigarettes
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I hope the court slaps this down, because you cannot say that something is against the terms of service, and then _help a user do that thing_, and then claim that they violated the terms of service doing the thing.
That is pure nonsense.
That is pure nonsense.
Additionally, OpenAI argues its not liable because Raine, by using ChatGPT for self-harm, broke its terms of service
November 26, 2025 at 12:40 AM
I hope the court slaps this down, because you cannot say that something is against the terms of service, and then _help a user do that thing_, and then claim that they violated the terms of service doing the thing.
That is pure nonsense.
That is pure nonsense.
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I've never had a trans woman tell me to get back in the kitchen, or make a "joke" about how women shouldn't be allowed to vote. I've never seen trans women outside the planned parenthood calling women murderers and whores. trans women have never dogged me out for incorrectly performing femininity
November 22, 2025 at 4:17 PM
I've never had a trans woman tell me to get back in the kitchen, or make a "joke" about how women shouldn't be allowed to vote. I've never seen trans women outside the planned parenthood calling women murderers and whores. trans women have never dogged me out for incorrectly performing femininity
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My favorite piece of content today.
November 21, 2025 at 8:28 PM
My favorite piece of content today.
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My other conclusion was that learning to mend clothing was probably the single most sustainable thing I could do, and that at least was wholly in my control.
November 20, 2025 at 5:21 PM
My other conclusion was that learning to mend clothing was probably the single most sustainable thing I could do, and that at least was wholly in my control.
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they're expanding a probe to include the Holocaust denial
www.lemonde.fr/en/pixels/ar...
www.lemonde.fr/en/pixels/ar...
French authorities charges X over Holocaust-denial comments by AI chatbot Grok
On Monday, Elon Musk's social media AI chatbot posted in French that the gas chambers in Nazi death camps were designed for 'disinfection' against typhus, rather than for mass executions.
www.lemonde.fr
November 20, 2025 at 11:44 AM
they're expanding a probe to include the Holocaust denial
www.lemonde.fr/en/pixels/ar...
www.lemonde.fr/en/pixels/ar...
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It's as if going all in on car dependent sprawl was a terrible idea and now we live with bidding wars for basic "perks" such as walkability, leaving those without deep pockets financially obligated to cars, so they can access more affordable housing.
What a cluster.
www.realtor.com/news/trends/...
What a cluster.
www.realtor.com/news/trends/...
November 19, 2025 at 9:28 PM
It's as if going all in on car dependent sprawl was a terrible idea and now we live with bidding wars for basic "perks" such as walkability, leaving those without deep pockets financially obligated to cars, so they can access more affordable housing.
What a cluster.
www.realtor.com/news/trends/...
What a cluster.
www.realtor.com/news/trends/...
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"The transit system is one of the greatest tools communities have to combat climate change and reduce emissions. “You can make a pretty immediate impact.” www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/c...
Iowa City Made Its Buses Free. Traffic Cleared, and So Did the Air.
www.nytimes.com
November 19, 2025 at 5:03 PM
"The transit system is one of the greatest tools communities have to combat climate change and reduce emissions. “You can make a pretty immediate impact.” www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/c...
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btw i post so many links to longer form content because i believe we can get our attention spans back but only if we actually do it, not if we sit around complaining on short form platforms about how bad our attention spans are
November 19, 2025 at 4:33 AM
btw i post so many links to longer form content because i believe we can get our attention spans back but only if we actually do it, not if we sit around complaining on short form platforms about how bad our attention spans are
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Hey authors! Check to see if Anthropic stole your book to train their slop generator on. You’re entitled to $1500 per stolen Work.
Look up your work, and if you’re in the database, file a claim
secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup/
Look up your work, and if you’re in the database, file a claim
secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup/
Submit a Claim
secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com
November 18, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Hey authors! Check to see if Anthropic stole your book to train their slop generator on. You’re entitled to $1500 per stolen Work.
Look up your work, and if you’re in the database, file a claim
secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup/
Look up your work, and if you’re in the database, file a claim
secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup/
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"Bronx high schooler Joel Camas was freed today from immigration custody on bond after nearly a month."
"His case [..] became highly publicized in part due to his Special Immigrant Juvenile Status."
#NewYork #USA #Incarceration #Deportation #EthnicCleansing
"His case [..] became highly publicized in part due to his Special Immigrant Juvenile Status."
#NewYork #USA #Incarceration #Deportation #EthnicCleansing
Bronx High Schooler Returns Home After a Month in ICE Custody
Joel Camas, 16, was released on bond on Monday after nearly a month in federal immigration custody. Now he awaits the court's decision on whether to stop his deportation.
documentedny.com
November 18, 2025 at 3:54 PM
"Bronx high schooler Joel Camas was freed today from immigration custody on bond after nearly a month."
"His case [..] became highly publicized in part due to his Special Immigrant Juvenile Status."
#NewYork #USA #Incarceration #Deportation #EthnicCleansing
"His case [..] became highly publicized in part due to his Special Immigrant Juvenile Status."
#NewYork #USA #Incarceration #Deportation #EthnicCleansing
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so this is not ~fully like to like~ from ACA credit changes (relationship status change in there), but my marketplace premiums for next year are ~3.3X my 2025 premiums.
probably going on my spouse's employer plan, but wow!
probably going on my spouse's employer plan, but wow!
October 29, 2025 at 6:31 AM
so this is not ~fully like to like~ from ACA credit changes (relationship status change in there), but my marketplace premiums for next year are ~3.3X my 2025 premiums.
probably going on my spouse's employer plan, but wow!
probably going on my spouse's employer plan, but wow!
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We need to build some real social stigma around being afraid of cities. You don't have to like them or live there, but a politics built this strongly around watching TV and going "ewww" is embarrassing, and people should be embarrassed by it. It's like "fear of werewolves" being your top issue.
June 10, 2025 at 3:17 PM
We need to build some real social stigma around being afraid of cities. You don't have to like them or live there, but a politics built this strongly around watching TV and going "ewww" is embarrassing, and people should be embarrassed by it. It's like "fear of werewolves" being your top issue.
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kinda thinking about buying something to try trick my body into thinking it's *not* depressingly dark outside
have any of y'all tried any of those natural light simulators, and what did you think of them?
have any of y'all tried any of those natural light simulators, and what did you think of them?
November 17, 2025 at 10:10 PM
kinda thinking about buying something to try trick my body into thinking it's *not* depressingly dark outside
have any of y'all tried any of those natural light simulators, and what did you think of them?
have any of y'all tried any of those natural light simulators, and what did you think of them?
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I’m not a lawyer but I’m pretty sure you’re not allowed to tell the jury to “vote assuming we actually have a whole bunch more secret evidence”
November 17, 2025 at 8:32 PM
I’m not a lawyer but I’m pretty sure you’re not allowed to tell the jury to “vote assuming we actually have a whole bunch more secret evidence”