Mael
@mael.bsky.social
Gaming Trust & Safety. Data Engineering. Solidarity & Community. Autism & Disability
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They/Them - Il/Iel
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I’ve always held that it’s about a model of society we want to establish & maintain. The ableist notion of ‘accommodations have gone too far’ is not even a stone’s throw away from ‘there’s too much diversity’ or that ‘women are the weaker’ whatevs. Disability justice is tied to all forms of justice.
We need to be able to see that the line "accommodations have gone too far" is an expression of the ableist notion that disabled students do not belong in higher ed. Its fundamentally an anxiety about the fact that disabled students get an "advantage" over abled students.
December 2, 2025 at 10:52 PM
I’ve always held that it’s about a model of society we want to establish & maintain. The ableist notion of ‘accommodations have gone too far’ is not even a stone’s throw away from ‘there’s too much diversity’ or that ‘women are the weaker’ whatevs. Disability justice is tied to all forms of justice.
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The university has made the recording of my talk available at the link below. In case of interest and you missed it.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=kML5...
m.youtube.com/watch?v=kML5...
November 28, 2025 at 7:35 AM
The university has made the recording of my talk available at the link below. In case of interest and you missed it.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=kML5...
m.youtube.com/watch?v=kML5...
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im fine with nazi tattoos being disqualifying. im just not really afraid of losing any worthwhile babies with that bathwater
October 21, 2025 at 8:37 PM
im fine with nazi tattoos being disqualifying. im just not really afraid of losing any worthwhile babies with that bathwater
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Stop arguing with Will Stancil arguing about protesting and get your ass to the actual protest. It will be a far better use of time and you’ll feel better too
October 18, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Stop arguing with Will Stancil arguing about protesting and get your ass to the actual protest. It will be a far better use of time and you’ll feel better too
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I'm sorry, is the Trump Administration talking to a tech platform?
Is it...requesting content moderation?
Is it...requesting content moderation?
October 14, 2025 at 3:23 PM
I'm sorry, is the Trump Administration talking to a tech platform?
Is it...requesting content moderation?
Is it...requesting content moderation?
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Special education isn't a "nice thing to have." It isn't "charity" or doing something to make us feel better. It is a right. The right to a Free Appropriate Public Education is codified in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, signed by a Republican president.
U.S. Department of Education fired nearly everyone in the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services in a wave of new layoffs that began Friday, according to the union representing the agency's employees. www.usatoday.com/story/news/e...
Education Department wipes out special ed office in shutdown layoffs, union says
The Education Department laid off nearly everyone at the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.
www.usatoday.com
October 13, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Special education isn't a "nice thing to have." It isn't "charity" or doing something to make us feel better. It is a right. The right to a Free Appropriate Public Education is codified in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, signed by a Republican president.
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So they just tried to murder her?
Well I'll be gosh darned, looks like those rascals lied to us again
chicago.suntimes.com/news/2025/10...
chicago.suntimes.com/news/2025/10...
October 7, 2025 at 12:35 AM
So they just tried to murder her?
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Activists on board a flotilla of vessels sailing toward Gaza said late Wednesday that the Israeli navy has begun intercepting their vessels as they approach the besieged Palestinian territory. https://to.pbs.org/4gSmMG3
Activists on Gaza-bound aid flotilla say Israeli navy has begun intercepting their vessels
Activists on board a flotilla of vessels sailing toward Gaza say the Israeli navy has begun intercepting their vessels as they approach the besieged Palestinian territory.
to.pbs.org
October 1, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Activists on board a flotilla of vessels sailing toward Gaza said late Wednesday that the Israeli navy has begun intercepting their vessels as they approach the besieged Palestinian territory. https://to.pbs.org/4gSmMG3
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So you’re saying that a corrupt former president who abused the powers of his office can face charges and be held accountable in court?
Tell me more.
www.msnbc.com/top-stories/...
Tell me more.
www.msnbc.com/top-stories/...
Nicolas Sarkozy sentenced to jail for campaign finance scandal
The former French president received a five-year jail sentence for conspiring to finance his campaign with the help of Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi.
www.msnbc.com
September 25, 2025 at 7:21 PM
So you’re saying that a corrupt former president who abused the powers of his office can face charges and be held accountable in court?
Tell me more.
www.msnbc.com/top-stories/...
Tell me more.
www.msnbc.com/top-stories/...
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Recognition of Palestine by US allies is a necessary and historic affirmation of Palestinian rights.
It must urgently be accompanied by concrete steps to stop Israel’s campaigns of forced displacement, starvation and slaughter in Gaza and annexation in the West Bank.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/21/w...
It must urgently be accompanied by concrete steps to stop Israel’s campaigns of forced displacement, starvation and slaughter in Gaza and annexation in the West Bank.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/21/w...
Britain, Australia and Canada Recognize a Palestinian State
www.nytimes.com
September 21, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Recognition of Palestine by US allies is a necessary and historic affirmation of Palestinian rights.
It must urgently be accompanied by concrete steps to stop Israel’s campaigns of forced displacement, starvation and slaughter in Gaza and annexation in the West Bank.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/21/w...
It must urgently be accompanied by concrete steps to stop Israel’s campaigns of forced displacement, starvation and slaughter in Gaza and annexation in the West Bank.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/21/w...
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I am just going to keep posting that the TX governor recently pardoned a political murderer.
The dude texted "I'm going to shoot protestors", then went and shot a Black Lives Matter protester. He was convicted in a jury trial.
Hard to find a more blatant example of celebrating political violence.
The dude texted "I'm going to shoot protestors", then went and shot a Black Lives Matter protester. He was convicted in a jury trial.
Hard to find a more blatant example of celebrating political violence.
Gov. Greg Abbott pardons Daniel Perry, veteran who killed police brutality protester in 2020
A Travis County jury sentenced Perry to 25 years in prison last year, prompting Abbott to ask the state parole board to review his case.
www.texastribune.org
September 15, 2025 at 6:56 PM
I am just going to keep posting that the TX governor recently pardoned a political murderer.
The dude texted "I'm going to shoot protestors", then went and shot a Black Lives Matter protester. He was convicted in a jury trial.
Hard to find a more blatant example of celebrating political violence.
The dude texted "I'm going to shoot protestors", then went and shot a Black Lives Matter protester. He was convicted in a jury trial.
Hard to find a more blatant example of celebrating political violence.
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UC Berkeley gives the Trump admin the names of 160 faculty + students for a federal investigation into “alleged antisemitic incidents.”
Judith Butler, one of the targeted scholars, tells me: "It is an enormous breach of trust... It's shocking. Did you consider not complying with this request?”
Judith Butler, one of the targeted scholars, tells me: "It is an enormous breach of trust... It's shocking. Did you consider not complying with this request?”
UC Berkeley shares 160 names with Trump administration in ‘McCarthy era’ move
Prominent professor Judith Butler among students and faculty investigated for ‘alleged antisemitic incidents’
www.theguardian.com
September 12, 2025 at 9:40 PM
UC Berkeley gives the Trump admin the names of 160 faculty + students for a federal investigation into “alleged antisemitic incidents.”
Judith Butler, one of the targeted scholars, tells me: "It is an enormous breach of trust... It's shocking. Did you consider not complying with this request?”
Judith Butler, one of the targeted scholars, tells me: "It is an enormous breach of trust... It's shocking. Did you consider not complying with this request?”
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I Am Having Trouble With Our Vibes Based Reality
September 12, 2025 at 4:30 PM
I Am Having Trouble With Our Vibes Based Reality
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This also counts as political violence.
After her hearing at 26 Federal Plaza, a woman was detained and escorted toward the stairwell. Her husband, confused and in shock, was guided toward the exit. Minutes later, he broke down in the elevator. They entered together, but he left alone. This happens here daily. #ICE
September 11, 2025 at 10:42 PM
This also counts as political violence.
I suspect you are absolutely correct. Moderation at scale is complicated and pricey.
nways the reason bsky is flagging so much bigheadstuff is is they built a bunch of v crude regex tools
the bans are bc they're utterly terrified of what even a modest amount of legal pressure would do. they have no money. lawyers eat money
t&s also eats money which is why they barely have a team
the bans are bc they're utterly terrified of what even a modest amount of legal pressure would do. they have no money. lawyers eat money
t&s also eats money which is why they barely have a team
September 11, 2025 at 11:00 PM
I suspect you are absolutely correct. Moderation at scale is complicated and pricey.
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Mainstream pundits have instantly sanitized and ignored Charlie Kirk's core political project and its impacts. He has been remembered by the mainstream press as someone they merely disagreed with, a debate me-guy whose words and actions had zero consequences:
www.404media.co/charlie-kirk...
www.404media.co/charlie-kirk...
Charlie Kirk Was Not Practicing Politics the Right Way
The mainstream media seems entirely uninterested in explaining Charlie Kirk's work.
www.404media.co
September 11, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Mainstream pundits have instantly sanitized and ignored Charlie Kirk's core political project and its impacts. He has been remembered by the mainstream press as someone they merely disagreed with, a debate me-guy whose words and actions had zero consequences:
www.404media.co/charlie-kirk...
www.404media.co/charlie-kirk...
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“awful people don’t deserve to be killed, but they don’t deserve to be praised, either” is apparently a thought too complex for the pundit mind
September 11, 2025 at 1:47 PM
“awful people don’t deserve to be killed, but they don’t deserve to be praised, either” is apparently a thought too complex for the pundit mind
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This is class solidarity.
In case you’re at all confused.
In case you’re at all confused.
September 11, 2025 at 2:02 PM
This is class solidarity.
In case you’re at all confused.
In case you’re at all confused.
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Oh hey, did you know you can join a union if you're in the games industry? Join @videogameworkers.bsky.social here:
uvw-cwa.org/membership
uvw-cwa.org/membership
JOIN OUR UNION
DuesDues are calculated on a sliding scale based on 1% of your income, starting at a minimum of $15USD/17.30CAD.We welcome community supporters as non-voting members at the minimum dues rate. The full...
uvw-cwa.org
September 9, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Oh hey, did you know you can join a union if you're in the games industry? Join @videogameworkers.bsky.social here:
uvw-cwa.org/membership
uvw-cwa.org/membership
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The New Yorker asked me “how bad” today’s Supreme Court ruling was. I boiled it down to one paragraph:
link.newyorker.com/view/5bda429...
link.newyorker.com/view/5bda429...
September 8, 2025 at 9:52 PM
The New Yorker asked me “how bad” today’s Supreme Court ruling was. I boiled it down to one paragraph:
link.newyorker.com/view/5bda429...
link.newyorker.com/view/5bda429...
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The President of the United States is threatening to go to war with an American city.
This is not a joke. This is not normal.
Donald Trump isn't a strongman, he's a scared man. Illinois won’t be intimidated by a wannabe dictator.
This is not a joke. This is not normal.
Donald Trump isn't a strongman, he's a scared man. Illinois won’t be intimidated by a wannabe dictator.
September 6, 2025 at 4:37 PM
The President of the United States is threatening to go to war with an American city.
This is not a joke. This is not normal.
Donald Trump isn't a strongman, he's a scared man. Illinois won’t be intimidated by a wannabe dictator.
This is not a joke. This is not normal.
Donald Trump isn't a strongman, he's a scared man. Illinois won’t be intimidated by a wannabe dictator.
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"law-abiding" is doing some heavy lifting because they're trying to criminalize being queer/trans
Oh my god, Trump actually got the NRA to come out to defend trans people owning a gun.
September 5, 2025 at 8:08 PM
"law-abiding" is doing some heavy lifting because they're trying to criminalize being queer/trans
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You know that boat the administration blew up? A former law enforcement official told the NYT the boat seemed to be carrying not drugs but *’migrants *
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/03/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/03/u...
September 4, 2025 at 12:32 AM
You know that boat the administration blew up? A former law enforcement official told the NYT the boat seemed to be carrying not drugs but *’migrants *
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/03/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/03/u...