Ginger
@neivet.bsky.social
Ah, this is nice. I was Ginger on Making Light, and still am. Veterinarian, invertebrate punster, openly sarcastic, happily married lesbian mom and grandma, ruled by cats. I speak a few languages, but am hard-of-hearing in all of them. Fully vaccinated.
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The Wall Street Journal is now walking back its earlier reporting that "transgender ideology" messages were found on the shooter's ammunition.
But it's too late. That story is all around the country and the world. Most who have read it will not see the update.
Thanks, WSJ.
But it's too late. That story is all around the country and the world. Most who have read it will not see the update.
Thanks, WSJ.
September 12, 2025 at 1:51 AM
The Wall Street Journal is now walking back its earlier reporting that "transgender ideology" messages were found on the shooter's ammunition.
But it's too late. That story is all around the country and the world. Most who have read it will not see the update.
Thanks, WSJ.
But it's too late. That story is all around the country and the world. Most who have read it will not see the update.
Thanks, WSJ.
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Russ Vought set up a CFPB snitch line where you can report any work by the agency still trying to do its job as legally mandated by Congress. It would be a real shame if this was flooded with false tips and wild goose chases...
x.com/CFPB_tipline
x.com/CFPB_tipline
February 13, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Russ Vought set up a CFPB snitch line where you can report any work by the agency still trying to do its job as legally mandated by Congress. It would be a real shame if this was flooded with false tips and wild goose chases...
x.com/CFPB_tipline
x.com/CFPB_tipline
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The cool thing about the late night comedians is that Trump watches and obsesses over them. And that it eats him up.
Seth Meyers on Musk and his agency’s corruption: ‘It’s so transparent’
#Trump
#Trump
Seth Meyers on Musk and his agency’s corruption: ‘It’s so transparent’
Late-night hosts discuss Elon Musk’s conflicts of interest as Trump’s head of the so-called ‘department of government efficiency’
www.theguardian.com
February 13, 2025 at 4:14 PM
The cool thing about the late night comedians is that Trump watches and obsesses over them. And that it eats him up.
I believe it. Those “HR” emails ring all the phishing bells we’re trained on, which is why a majority of us have not replied and have reported the emails as phishing. Phuck them.
I posted this earlier today but the original post was deleted, but here it is again in screencap form, about the probably not actually legal shenanigans the new administration is up to at the office of personnel management:
www.reddit.com/r/fednews/co...
www.reddit.com/r/fednews/co...
From the fednews community on Reddit: This was posted about OPM in our Union chat
Explore this post and more from the fednews community
www.reddit.com
January 28, 2025 at 12:41 AM
I believe it. Those “HR” emails ring all the phishing bells we’re trained on, which is why a majority of us have not replied and have reported the emails as phishing. Phuck them.
Optimist: The cup is half full
Pessimist: The cup is half empty
Veterinarian: This is the wrong cup — where’s that urine sample Mx Smith brought in today?
Pessimist: The cup is half empty
Veterinarian: This is the wrong cup — where’s that urine sample Mx Smith brought in today?
optimist: The cup is half full.
pessimist: The cup is half empty.
professional microblogger: Look, the thing you have to understand about cups is... well, let's go back to the beginning, and buckle up because this is going to be a long one.
J. Alphonse Cup, a lead miner living in... [1/?]
pessimist: The cup is half empty.
professional microblogger: Look, the thing you have to understand about cups is... well, let's go back to the beginning, and buckle up because this is going to be a long one.
J. Alphonse Cup, a lead miner living in... [1/?]
Optimist: the cup is ½ full
Pessimist: the cup is ½ empty
Lawyer: well, it depends.
Pessimist: the cup is ½ empty
Lawyer: well, it depends.
November 25, 2024 at 10:56 PM
Optimist: The cup is half full
Pessimist: The cup is half empty
Veterinarian: This is the wrong cup — where’s that urine sample Mx Smith brought in today?
Pessimist: The cup is half empty
Veterinarian: This is the wrong cup — where’s that urine sample Mx Smith brought in today?
This thread explains human genders very nicely. I remember learning these as an undergraduate in an advanced genetics seminar.
In 1890, the X and Y chromosomes were discovered. It was found that the men who were tested had 46 chromosomes, including an X and a Y, while women who were tested also had 46 chromosomes, including 2 X chromosomes.
So obviously the conclusion was that the Y chromosome defined masculinity.
So obviously the conclusion was that the Y chromosome defined masculinity.
November 22, 2024 at 1:20 PM
This thread explains human genders very nicely. I remember learning these as an undergraduate in an advanced genetics seminar.
Can never not reskeet
November 19, 2024 at 1:46 AM
Can never not reskeet
Just introduced my wife to the brilliant Parable books (her mind was *blown*). Highly recommended.
The Handmaid's Tale is a good book. But did you know that there's a book written by a Black woman about a post-apocalyptic Earth heavily affected by climate change and societal decline. The book was published in 1993, but is set in 2024 following a presidential election 👀 #BookSky #BlackBookSky
November 18, 2024 at 12:31 AM
Just introduced my wife to the brilliant Parable books (her mind was *blown*). Highly recommended.
-County Public Health office water testing and collection
-4-H Program Office assistant
- Groom (hunter-jumpers, AO, mostly green)
-Library assistant
-Stablehand
-4-H Program Office assistant
- Groom (hunter-jumpers, AO, mostly green)
-Library assistant
-Stablehand
Introduce yourself with some jobs you have done apart from what you do now:
- Web Geek for Star Tribune Online
- Web Geek for Gateway 2000
- Director of Operations & Webmaster for South Dakota's first ISP
- lots of jack of all trades jobs with computers
- sock salesperson at Sox Appeal
- Web Geek for Star Tribune Online
- Web Geek for Gateway 2000
- Director of Operations & Webmaster for South Dakota's first ISP
- lots of jack of all trades jobs with computers
- sock salesperson at Sox Appeal
Introduce yourself with some jobs you have done apart from what you do now:
- Book shelver
- Waiter
- Janitor
- Tour operator
- TV assignment editor
- Print/web reporter/editor
- Nonprofit board chair
- Book shelver
- Waiter
- Janitor
- Tour operator
- TV assignment editor
- Print/web reporter/editor
- Nonprofit board chair
November 10, 2024 at 5:03 AM
-County Public Health office water testing and collection
-4-H Program Office assistant
- Groom (hunter-jumpers, AO, mostly green)
-Library assistant
-Stablehand
-4-H Program Office assistant
- Groom (hunter-jumpers, AO, mostly green)
-Library assistant
-Stablehand
I’m a Boomer, but yeah all this
and a dead friend you’ve never met
and a missing friend you’re wishing well, hoping they’re ok, you’ve never met them, you likely never will, but you’re hoping they’re ok.
and a missing friend you’re wishing well, hoping they’re ok, you’ve never met them, you likely never will, but you’re hoping they’re ok.
If you're gen x or millennial, odds are you have known some people online for *decades*. Across multiple now-dead forums, across vast gulfs of time in internet years. You've probably got a friend group that outlived multiple sites.
October 24, 2024 at 4:43 AM
I’m a Boomer, but yeah all this
And on top of that I prefer my Philly Cheesesteaks without the cheese
I like Pat's and Geno's
October 8, 2024 at 11:09 AM
And on top of that I prefer my Philly Cheesesteaks without the cheese
Useless parpsk or not?
Fabingy!
Today’s rabbit hole. I really want to do this now.
Also: Threads is awful anyway.
Also: Threads is awful anyway.
September 29, 2024 at 12:56 PM
Useless parpsk or not?
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Shout out to the good folks at Blue Ridge Public Radio (based in Asheville, NC). They’ve battled power outages in the past 48hrs but have stayed on the air throughout most of the storm and flooding. If you live in western North Carolina, they’re a great resource for news and emergency info.
BPR Live Streams
Listen live to BPR News or BPR Classic online.
www.bpr.org
September 28, 2024 at 2:08 PM
Shout out to the good folks at Blue Ridge Public Radio (based in Asheville, NC). They’ve battled power outages in the past 48hrs but have stayed on the air throughout most of the storm and flooding. If you live in western North Carolina, they’re a great resource for news and emergency info.
Overheating is good. Also “hard of hearing” would be v helpful
Tag yourself, I'm also "Prone to overheating"
September 28, 2024 at 4:42 PM
Overheating is good. Also “hard of hearing” would be v helpful
Perfection. My NYC-born heart is frelling.
The unspoken social contract in NYC involves three things: you do not demonstrate that you perceive anyone around you unless you have to, you do not impede the flow of pedestrian traffic, and you do not waste anyone's time. That's the definition of politeness!
September 24, 2024 at 3:12 AM
Perfection. My NYC-born heart is frelling.
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If you vote legally, he's going to jail.
September 20, 2024 at 11:02 PM
If you vote legally, he's going to jail.
I wish my Montréalais friends were here to see this
September 20, 2024 at 3:53 AM
I wish my Montréalais friends were here to see this
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Can we stop calling it an “assassination attempt” and start calling it “friendly fire?”
September 17, 2024 at 12:07 PM
Can we stop calling it an “assassination attempt” and start calling it “friendly fire?”
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Did you know that you can donate to Haitian Support Center of Springfield, OH, directly? They provide resources to refugees coming to the US and are doing their best to help a population who has been flooded with hate in recent months. www.haitiansupportcenterspringfield.org
HCSHC – Haitian Community Support and Help Center
www.haitiansupportcenterspringfield.org
September 16, 2024 at 4:27 PM
Did you know that you can donate to Haitian Support Center of Springfield, OH, directly? They provide resources to refugees coming to the US and are doing their best to help a population who has been flooded with hate in recent months. www.haitiansupportcenterspringfield.org
@halftongue.bsky.social Happy Birthday!
September 11, 2024 at 11:44 AM
@halftongue.bsky.social Happy Birthday!
Good lord yes. Stop signs? Right turn on red? PEDESTRIANS IN CROSSWALKS???
Sorry, I’m a bit sensitive.
Using indicators would be good too.
Sorry, I’m a bit sensitive.
Using indicators would be good too.
when I am the mayor of earth everyone is going to have to take remedial driving lessons, i don't care how long you've had your license, the pandemic made absolutely everyone a menace on the road
September 8, 2024 at 1:45 AM
Good lord yes. Stop signs? Right turn on red? PEDESTRIANS IN CROSSWALKS???
Sorry, I’m a bit sensitive.
Using indicators would be good too.
Sorry, I’m a bit sensitive.
Using indicators would be good too.
Every time I show something like this to my wife (born and raised in Soviet-occupied Ukraine) she laughs at silly Americans, then gets mad as she remembers life in Soviet times.
Republicans out here reinventing the USSR one step at a time
September 7, 2024 at 4:10 AM
Every time I show something like this to my wife (born and raised in Soviet-occupied Ukraine) she laughs at silly Americans, then gets mad as she remembers life in Soviet times.
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I’m a nonpartisan election official in North Carolina. Take it from me: vote at early voting (One-Stop). They can fix ANYTHING. They can register you on the spot, even. Take your ID, go midweek to early voting, and you won’t have to stress. On Election Day, your and my options are limited.
#voting
#voting
Heads up, North Carolina: Like every other state with a republican legislature, there's a shit ton of voter disenfranchisement fuckery happening in the run-up to the 2024 election. Link card is coverage from WRAL, & here's where you can go to check on your voter registration:
vt.ncsbe.gov/RegLkup/
vt.ncsbe.gov/RegLkup/
Republican Party leaders seek to purge 225,000 NC voters ahead of 2024 elections, citing worries dismissed by state officials
The RNC and other GOP officials say North Carolina allowed a quarter of a million people to register to vote improperly. State officials say that's false, adding that the proposed GOP solution would v...
www.wral.com
September 3, 2024 at 2:48 PM
I’m a nonpartisan election official in North Carolina. Take it from me: vote at early voting (One-Stop). They can fix ANYTHING. They can register you on the spot, even. Take your ID, go midweek to early voting, and you won’t have to stress. On Election Day, your and my options are limited.
#voting
#voting
Veterinarian: this cup? That’s not water.
Optimist: the cup is half full
Pessimist: the cup is half empty
Marine biologist: there is not enough water in the cup to be suitable habitat for a shark
Pessimist: the cup is half empty
Marine biologist: there is not enough water in the cup to be suitable habitat for a shark
Optimist: the cup is ½ full
Pessimist: the cup is ½ empty
Land and climate expert trained in counterfactuals: ok, how much water was in the cup yesterday? How much was in the cup last year? And how much was originally in the cup before humans started altering it for drinking purposes?
Pessimist: the cup is ½ empty
Land and climate expert trained in counterfactuals: ok, how much water was in the cup yesterday? How much was in the cup last year? And how much was originally in the cup before humans started altering it for drinking purposes?
September 2, 2024 at 11:13 PM
Veterinarian: this cup? That’s not water.