Opal
@opalescentopal.bsky.social
I do crochet stuff and sometimes math stuff. (she/her)
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If writing is so easy why do people argue that they can’t do it without the pablumatic verbiage extruder
And if it’s so difficult then why do people think it’s not labour and writers are not workers
And if it’s so difficult then why do people think it’s not labour and writers are not workers
November 27, 2025 at 4:10 AM
If writing is so easy why do people argue that they can’t do it without the pablumatic verbiage extruder
And if it’s so difficult then why do people think it’s not labour and writers are not workers
And if it’s so difficult then why do people think it’s not labour and writers are not workers
The description sounds silly, but "gray rock" is an absolute BANGER of a tool when you don't have a lot of choice about hanging out with manipulative, self-centered, shit-stirring relatives.
November 27, 2025 at 4:08 AM
The description sounds silly, but "gray rock" is an absolute BANGER of a tool when you don't have a lot of choice about hanging out with manipulative, self-centered, shit-stirring relatives.
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When the Wampanoag first fed the Pilgrims
they didn't realize
they'd just invented Socialism
for undocumented refugee immigrants.
Happy Thanksgiving.
they didn't realize
they'd just invented Socialism
for undocumented refugee immigrants.
Happy Thanksgiving.
November 26, 2025 at 11:10 PM
When the Wampanoag first fed the Pilgrims
they didn't realize
they'd just invented Socialism
for undocumented refugee immigrants.
Happy Thanksgiving.
they didn't realize
they'd just invented Socialism
for undocumented refugee immigrants.
Happy Thanksgiving.
Not to put too fine a point on it, but Nathan Wade is a grown man and a lawyer who got training in professional ethics.
He had every reason to turn down the position, but DIDN'T. He threw his values out the window, too.
I get that Fanni Willis was the elected official, but it takes two to tango.
He had every reason to turn down the position, but DIDN'T. He threw his values out the window, too.
I get that Fanni Willis was the elected official, but it takes two to tango.
I (and everyone else who watched this story unfold) are so fucking infuriated by this sort of dumb goddamn idiocy that I don't have words. 🤬
While I do not think Fani Willis committed a crime nor should she be prosecuted... she should never be able to eat comfortably in a restaurant ever again.
While I do not think Fani Willis committed a crime nor should she be prosecuted... she should never be able to eat comfortably in a restaurant ever again.
Judge Dismisses Georgia Election Interference Case Against Trump
The extremely poor judgment exercised by Fulton County DA Fani Willis in hiring a man she was dating as a Special Prosecutor to lead the case against Trump doomed the case.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
The extremely poor judgment exercised by Fulton County DA Fani Willis in hiring a man she was dating as a Special Prosecutor to lead the case against Trump doomed the case.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
November 26, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Not to put too fine a point on it, but Nathan Wade is a grown man and a lawyer who got training in professional ethics.
He had every reason to turn down the position, but DIDN'T. He threw his values out the window, too.
I get that Fanni Willis was the elected official, but it takes two to tango.
He had every reason to turn down the position, but DIDN'T. He threw his values out the window, too.
I get that Fanni Willis was the elected official, but it takes two to tango.
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Stop calling insomniacs "woke"
November 26, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Stop calling insomniacs "woke"
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No, ChatGPT is not conscious. Are the journalists who keep writing these fucking articles?
November 25, 2025 at 10:27 PM
No, ChatGPT is not conscious. Are the journalists who keep writing these fucking articles?
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Many men feel the stripper really likes them. Scientists say it's time to consider whether they're onto something
November 26, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Many men feel the stripper really likes them. Scientists say it's time to consider whether they're onto something
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imagine having to hear shit like "study confirms giving diabetic children insulin reduces their death rates by 100%" as if that hasn't been known for like a hunred years. that's what being trans is like
November 25, 2025 at 12:06 PM
imagine having to hear shit like "study confirms giving diabetic children insulin reduces their death rates by 100%" as if that hasn't been known for like a hunred years. that's what being trans is like
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Uh, excuse me, but this new report written by a doctor whose license is under review for abuse and malpractice actually says being suicidal builds character and so now we're gonna make that national health policy
November 25, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Uh, excuse me, but this new report written by a doctor whose license is under review for abuse and malpractice actually says being suicidal builds character and so now we're gonna make that national health policy
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I've seen people say that getting attached to ChatGPT is like "believing the stripper really loves you", but that's not true. It's more like believing that the dryer personally composed that little jingle on a lonely sockless night just to win your affections.
November 26, 2025 at 1:55 AM
I've seen people say that getting attached to ChatGPT is like "believing the stripper really loves you", but that's not true. It's more like believing that the dryer personally composed that little jingle on a lonely sockless night just to win your affections.
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Sometimes I think it’s going to be the librarians who will save us all.
November 25, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Sometimes I think it’s going to be the librarians who will save us all.
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One explanation for economic populism in the US is the recurring cycle of bubbles and bailouts that happens without any democratic input
November 24, 2025 at 10:35 PM
One explanation for economic populism in the US is the recurring cycle of bubbles and bailouts that happens without any democratic input
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This is identical to Russia invading Ukraine. Illegally invading a country for their resources and likely killing thousands—if not more—is immoral and should not be supported by anyone with any shred of moral conscience.
Rep. Salazar on Venezuela: "We're about to go in ... we need to go in ... Venezuela for the American oil companies will be a field day"
November 24, 2025 at 9:36 PM
This is identical to Russia invading Ukraine. Illegally invading a country for their resources and likely killing thousands—if not more—is immoral and should not be supported by anyone with any shred of moral conscience.
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Right after insisting all of the president's orders to the military are lawful, she notes that the president is going to continue to order the military to assassinate innocent fishermen in international waters.
Leavitt on Trump's boat strikes: "You can expect to see those strikes continue"
November 24, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Right after insisting all of the president's orders to the military are lawful, she notes that the president is going to continue to order the military to assassinate innocent fishermen in international waters.
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we need to bully tech people more
November 24, 2025 at 1:57 AM
we need to bully tech people more
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To appreciate trans existence you have to face the horrifying reality that trans adults were not cis kids.
November 22, 2025 at 7:31 PM
To appreciate trans existence you have to face the horrifying reality that trans adults were not cis kids.
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I know this is rhetorical but my stab at a real answer: because they are trying to get funding from VC people who are ideologues like Peter Thiel and Thiel doesn’t want us to have libraries
Why is startup culture always “I am inventing a coffeeproof phone you can put in your coffee cup to keep it warm with cell radiation” and never “I’m inventing a new library wholesaler to replace the single company that is shutting down and sending libraries into crisis”
November 22, 2025 at 5:07 PM
I know this is rhetorical but my stab at a real answer: because they are trying to get funding from VC people who are ideologues like Peter Thiel and Thiel doesn’t want us to have libraries
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🚨 Only a pussy maces a man who is handcuffed. True story. Also, nobody who has EVER spent time at ANY shooting range holds a firearm like this fool. 1/2
November 23, 2025 at 2:39 AM
🚨 Only a pussy maces a man who is handcuffed. True story. Also, nobody who has EVER spent time at ANY shooting range holds a firearm like this fool. 1/2
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It’s way past time that qualifying nations refused to attend the World Cup. This is just yet another reason. None will though.
President Donald Trump's administration will not permit supporters from Haiti to enter the United States next summer after the nation qualified for the World Cup.
Donald Trump tells one nation's fans to stay away from World Cup in America
www.mirror.co.uk
November 23, 2025 at 3:41 AM
It’s way past time that qualifying nations refused to attend the World Cup. This is just yet another reason. None will though.
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We’ve turned the page twice in relatively recent history and it’s only made things worse. Some wounds will heal on their own. The bad ones kill you if you don’t treat them
There are going to be prominent Democrats and mainstream media voices who insist that we have to "turn the page" and "forgive and forget" and they should all be roundly ignored, if not mercilessly mocked.
It’s crazy to think about the crimes we’re going to learn about after this regime ends.
We’re already hearing about Watergate level crimes every week. Imagine what will come out after it’s over.
We’re going to need a full accounting of all that’s been done in violation of the constitution.
We’re already hearing about Watergate level crimes every week. Imagine what will come out after it’s over.
We’re going to need a full accounting of all that’s been done in violation of the constitution.
November 23, 2025 at 1:23 AM
We’ve turned the page twice in relatively recent history and it’s only made things worse. Some wounds will heal on their own. The bad ones kill you if you don’t treat them
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[brain tumbles with takes] … furries and flamboyant queers reduce crime
The theory in the paper is that it's not the superhero per se, but that unexpected events in general increase mindfulness and thus pro-social behavior
So act weird and make people behave better.
So act weird and make people behave better.
Science will often take you to unexpected and delightful places. In this study, researchers hypothesized that riders in a crowded subway car would be more likely to offer their seat to a pregnant person if there were someone in the subway car dressed as Batman 🧪🦇
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
November 22, 2025 at 10:38 PM
[brain tumbles with takes] … furries and flamboyant queers reduce crime
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Saw a post where someone pointed out that a judge at Nuremberg rejected “just following orders”
and sentenced people to death by firing squad and that’s just not right.
Most if not all death sentences from Nuremberg trials were hangings.
Because firing squads were for soldiers, not criminals.
and sentenced people to death by firing squad and that’s just not right.
Most if not all death sentences from Nuremberg trials were hangings.
Because firing squads were for soldiers, not criminals.
November 22, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Saw a post where someone pointed out that a judge at Nuremberg rejected “just following orders”
and sentenced people to death by firing squad and that’s just not right.
Most if not all death sentences from Nuremberg trials were hangings.
Because firing squads were for soldiers, not criminals.
and sentenced people to death by firing squad and that’s just not right.
Most if not all death sentences from Nuremberg trials were hangings.
Because firing squads were for soldiers, not criminals.
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America putting most of its eggs in the generative AI basket, China going hard into green tech. When history looks back on this period, someone is going to look awfully stupid.
November 22, 2025 at 7:18 PM
America putting most of its eggs in the generative AI basket, China going hard into green tech. When history looks back on this period, someone is going to look awfully stupid.
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There are going to be prominent Democrats and mainstream media voices who insist that we have to "turn the page" and "forgive and forget" and they should all be roundly ignored, if not mercilessly mocked.
It’s crazy to think about the crimes we’re going to learn about after this regime ends.
We’re already hearing about Watergate level crimes every week. Imagine what will come out after it’s over.
We’re going to need a full accounting of all that’s been done in violation of the constitution.
We’re already hearing about Watergate level crimes every week. Imagine what will come out after it’s over.
We’re going to need a full accounting of all that’s been done in violation of the constitution.
November 22, 2025 at 10:46 PM
There are going to be prominent Democrats and mainstream media voices who insist that we have to "turn the page" and "forgive and forget" and they should all be roundly ignored, if not mercilessly mocked.
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In about 20 years, there will be an entire generation of young people who were radicalized by growing up watching this.
The phrases "acab" and "fuck capitalism" will roll off their tongues with ease
The phrases "acab" and "fuck capitalism" will roll off their tongues with ease
Dipshit is smashing out a car window with his gun, barrel first. Just rogue, cowboy stiff.
There were two US citizens in the car. They were apprehended and detained for “obstructing” ICE by honking their horn to let people know ICE was in the neighborhood.
There were two US citizens in the car. They were apprehended and detained for “obstructing” ICE by honking their horn to let people know ICE was in the neighborhood.
November 22, 2025 at 6:55 PM
In about 20 years, there will be an entire generation of young people who were radicalized by growing up watching this.
The phrases "acab" and "fuck capitalism" will roll off their tongues with ease
The phrases "acab" and "fuck capitalism" will roll off their tongues with ease