Parsingphase
@parsingphase.dev
Polyglot endy Anglo-American geek with a European backstory, now in NE MA.
Posts may contain wildlife photos, native gardening, 3D printing, coding, backyard trailcams, and democratic ideals. Alt-text absolutist.
Dystopia requires far too much reading.
Posts may contain wildlife photos, native gardening, 3D printing, coding, backyard trailcams, and democratic ideals. Alt-text absolutist.
Dystopia requires far too much reading.
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Parsingphase
@parsingphase.dev
· Nov 29
Intro / bio thread - because 256 characters for a profile isn't enough…
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"Republicans are killing women. Democrats need to start calling them murderers loudly and often."
'How Many More Have to Die?' Asks Democrat as Another Texas Woman's Death Blamed on Abortion Ban
After yet another woman dies due to lack of abortion care in Texas, Rep. Judy Chu condemns Republicans for failing to protect women's basic freedom to survive their own pregnancies. How many more must suffer or die before Congress acts? This doesn't have to be our reality. #ReproRights
www.commondreams.org
November 20, 2025 at 1:03 PM
"Republicans are killing women. Democrats need to start calling them murderers loudly and often."
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trying to start a moral panic and the stories are all like “the ADHD meds really helped but didn’t solve everything”
November 20, 2025 at 12:07 PM
trying to start a moral panic and the stories are all like “the ADHD meds really helped but didn’t solve everything”
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welcome to the club, wolves
November 18, 2025 at 3:02 PM
welcome to the club, wolves
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Please understand that "reward people for being healthy", in health insurance, also translates to "punish people for being disabled."
The people who are most vulnerable, most in need, will be asked to bear higher costs, in many cases, pricing them out of accessing health care, into early graves.
The people who are most vulnerable, most in need, will be asked to bear higher costs, in many cases, pricing them out of accessing health care, into early graves.
Markwayne Mullin: "Reward people for being healthy. Think about this. Healthcare is the only industry that you're not rewarded for taking care of your responsibility. If you think about homeowners insurance, if you're within 500 feet of a fire hydrant, your insurance goes down."
November 19, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Please understand that "reward people for being healthy", in health insurance, also translates to "punish people for being disabled."
The people who are most vulnerable, most in need, will be asked to bear higher costs, in many cases, pricing them out of accessing health care, into early graves.
The people who are most vulnerable, most in need, will be asked to bear higher costs, in many cases, pricing them out of accessing health care, into early graves.
It’s going to be a weird day when Trump dies and we find out who’s really been running this country.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/19/nation/trump-ear-american-politics-ending/
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/19/nation/trump-ear-american-politics-ending/
The first signs the Trump era of American politics is ending - The Boston Globe
For anyone who has spent the last year treating Trump as politically untouchable, Tuesday’s vote revealed what had always been true: second-term presidents are on borrowed time.
www.bostonglobe.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:13 AM
It’s going to be a weird day when Trump dies and we find out who’s really been running this country.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/19/nation/trump-ear-american-politics-ending/
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/19/nation/trump-ear-american-politics-ending/
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SCOOP — A former staffer for Rep. Jeff Van Drew (R-NJ), Natalie Green, 26, was charged today for falsely reporting she was attacked by 3 men who wrote "TRUMP WHORE" on her stomach bc of her job. It was staged by her + a friend.
Van Drew isn't named in the complaint but I've confirmed w/ his office.
Van Drew isn't named in the complaint but I've confirmed w/ his office.
Employee of a Federal Official Charged with Conspiracy to Falsely Report Violent Attack and Giving False Statements to Law Enforcement
A New Jersey woman was charged with conspiring and falsely reporting to law enforcement that she had been violently assaulted with a firearm due to her employment with a federal official.
www.justice.gov
November 19, 2025 at 11:22 PM
SCOOP — A former staffer for Rep. Jeff Van Drew (R-NJ), Natalie Green, 26, was charged today for falsely reporting she was attacked by 3 men who wrote "TRUMP WHORE" on her stomach bc of her job. It was staged by her + a friend.
Van Drew isn't named in the complaint but I've confirmed w/ his office.
Van Drew isn't named in the complaint but I've confirmed w/ his office.
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The federal immigration raids are STILL happening in LA. National media might've moved on, but we're not.
Support LA Public Press. 💪
givebutter.com/journalism2025
Support LA Public Press. 💪
givebutter.com/journalism2025
Local news keeps our LA neighbors safe. Help us power it.
We need $300K to bolster our independent reporting on ICE raids, fire recovery, and more.
givebutter.com
November 19, 2025 at 8:26 PM
The federal immigration raids are STILL happening in LA. National media might've moved on, but we're not.
Support LA Public Press. 💪
givebutter.com/journalism2025
Support LA Public Press. 💪
givebutter.com/journalism2025
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A tiny dragon guarding his treasure.
November 19, 2025 at 8:35 PM
A tiny dragon guarding his treasure.
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JUST IN: Judge to resume criminal contempt inquiry into Trump officials he says flouted his orders to stop deportation flights.
Judge Boasberg to resume criminal contempt inquiry into Trump officials involved in Alien Enemies Act deportation flights | CNN Politics
Judge James Boasberg plans to “promptly” move ahead with an effort to find out which Trump administration officials were responsible for flouting his orders in a high-stakes immigration case – and whe...
cnn.it
November 19, 2025 at 8:35 PM
JUST IN: Judge to resume criminal contempt inquiry into Trump officials he says flouted his orders to stop deportation flights.
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«Today, the artistic prompt typed into a chatbot is itself becoming a form of expression. The difference between a clunky query and an inspired one is as wide as the gap between a finger painting and a Van Gogh.»
No, it's not. At best, prompting is to artistic practice what googling is to research
No, it's not. At best, prompting is to artistic practice what googling is to research
The Prompt Engineer Is the Artist of Our Age
Just as the camera once challenged painters, AI is giving rise to a new kind of creativity.
thereader.mitpress.mit.edu
November 19, 2025 at 6:20 AM
«Today, the artistic prompt typed into a chatbot is itself becoming a form of expression. The difference between a clunky query and an inspired one is as wide as the gap between a finger painting and a Van Gogh.»
No, it's not. At best, prompting is to artistic practice what googling is to research
No, it's not. At best, prompting is to artistic practice what googling is to research
#DailyBird 🤖
Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus), 19th July 2024
es: Tirano Oriental, fr: Tyran Tritri
Canon EOS R5, Canon RF 200-800mm f/6.3-9 @ 800mm, 40% crop, 1/400s, f/10, ISO 1600
#Birds #EasternKingbird #EAKI #BirdOfTheDay #HopeIsTheThingWithFeathers #DescribeYourImages
Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus), 19th July 2024
es: Tirano Oriental, fr: Tyran Tritri
Canon EOS R5, Canon RF 200-800mm f/6.3-9 @ 800mm, 40% crop, 1/400s, f/10, ISO 1600
#Birds #EasternKingbird #EAKI #BirdOfTheDay #HopeIsTheThingWithFeathers #DescribeYourImages
November 19, 2025 at 4:00 PM
#DailyBird 🤖
Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus), 19th July 2024
es: Tirano Oriental, fr: Tyran Tritri
Canon EOS R5, Canon RF 200-800mm f/6.3-9 @ 800mm, 40% crop, 1/400s, f/10, ISO 1600
#Birds #EasternKingbird #EAKI #BirdOfTheDay #HopeIsTheThingWithFeathers #DescribeYourImages
Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus), 19th July 2024
es: Tirano Oriental, fr: Tyran Tritri
Canon EOS R5, Canon RF 200-800mm f/6.3-9 @ 800mm, 40% crop, 1/400s, f/10, ISO 1600
#Birds #EasternKingbird #EAKI #BirdOfTheDay #HopeIsTheThingWithFeathers #DescribeYourImages
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An ICE employee was among 16 men arrested after trying to solicit a minor for sex in Bloomington, Minnesota, police say
"When he was arrested, he said, 'I'm ICE, boys,'" Bloomington Police Chief Booker Hodges said during a press conference. "Well, unfortunately for him, we locked him up."
"When he was arrested, he said, 'I'm ICE, boys,'" Bloomington Police Chief Booker Hodges said during a press conference. "Well, unfortunately for him, we locked him up."
November 19, 2025 at 2:34 AM
An ICE employee was among 16 men arrested after trying to solicit a minor for sex in Bloomington, Minnesota, police say
"When he was arrested, he said, 'I'm ICE, boys,'" Bloomington Police Chief Booker Hodges said during a press conference. "Well, unfortunately for him, we locked him up."
"When he was arrested, he said, 'I'm ICE, boys,'" Bloomington Police Chief Booker Hodges said during a press conference. "Well, unfortunately for him, we locked him up."
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Nearly every panel I spoke on this year ended with the same question: "What gives you hope?"
My friends, that question expired years ago. (If you need receipts, my book Saving Us is literally a 300-page answer.)
The real question is: How are you PRACTICING hope?
Because Greta is right ..
My friends, that question expired years ago. (If you need receipts, my book Saving Us is literally a 300-page answer.)
The real question is: How are you PRACTICING hope?
Because Greta is right ..
November 19, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Nearly every panel I spoke on this year ended with the same question: "What gives you hope?"
My friends, that question expired years ago. (If you need receipts, my book Saving Us is literally a 300-page answer.)
The real question is: How are you PRACTICING hope?
Because Greta is right ..
My friends, that question expired years ago. (If you need receipts, my book Saving Us is literally a 300-page answer.)
The real question is: How are you PRACTICING hope?
Because Greta is right ..
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Back in 2019, @ntsbnewsroom.bsky.social did a bike safety report. They analyzed a big sample of US cyclist fatalities, and found that a plurality were hit from behind by a driver away from an intersection. You can’t VC your way out of that.
They recommended separated bike lanes to mitigate risk.
They recommended separated bike lanes to mitigate risk.
November 19, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Back in 2019, @ntsbnewsroom.bsky.social did a bike safety report. They analyzed a big sample of US cyclist fatalities, and found that a plurality were hit from behind by a driver away from an intersection. You can’t VC your way out of that.
They recommended separated bike lanes to mitigate risk.
They recommended separated bike lanes to mitigate risk.
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California’s Law Enforcement Mutual Aid fund has been used to fight fires, floods, earthquakes — and Gaza demonstrations.
How California Spent Natural Disaster Funds to Quell Student Protests for Palestine
California’s Law Enforcement Mutual Aid fund has been used to fight fires, floods, earthquakes — and student protests at public universities.
interc.pt
November 19, 2025 at 3:24 PM
California’s Law Enforcement Mutual Aid fund has been used to fight fires, floods, earthquakes — and Gaza demonstrations.
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I’ve released a tool to sketch and edit phylogenetic trees!
yawak.jp/PhyloWeaver/
Load a Newick file and intuitively add/remove/resize branches.
Useful for quick conceptual trees, extracting subtrees, or turning ideas into Newick.
yawak.jp/PhyloWeaver/
Load a Newick file and intuitively add/remove/resize branches.
Useful for quick conceptual trees, extracting subtrees, or turning ideas into Newick.
PhyloWeaver – Interactive phylogenetic tree editor
Edit and visualize phylogenetic trees directly in your browser. PhyloWeaver lets you interactively rearrange tree topologies and export high-quality figures for publications and presentations.
yawak.jp
November 18, 2025 at 1:59 AM
I’ve released a tool to sketch and edit phylogenetic trees!
yawak.jp/PhyloWeaver/
Load a Newick file and intuitively add/remove/resize branches.
Useful for quick conceptual trees, extracting subtrees, or turning ideas into Newick.
yawak.jp/PhyloWeaver/
Load a Newick file and intuitively add/remove/resize branches.
Useful for quick conceptual trees, extracting subtrees, or turning ideas into Newick.
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every conservative woman I know in Texas has several stories of creepy harassment from men 2-3x her age at the time
not "that was an odd interaction," but "he rubbed himself on me or said something sexually about me/my body"
not "that was an odd interaction," but "he rubbed himself on me or said something sexually about me/my body"
Seeing the strong reaction of Greene, Boebert, and Mace to the Epstein business has made me wonder whether they are, like a lot of girls & women in the USA, survivors of gender violence and felt something genuine about it (which does not redeem them or erase all their other endorsements of cruelty).
November 19, 2025 at 3:29 PM
every conservative woman I know in Texas has several stories of creepy harassment from men 2-3x her age at the time
not "that was an odd interaction," but "he rubbed himself on me or said something sexually about me/my body"
not "that was an odd interaction," but "he rubbed himself on me or said something sexually about me/my body"
#YesterdaysYardBirdsy.app/profile/parsingphase.dev/post/3ljfn54m4ls23" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">#YesterdaysYardBirds top 10 🤖 (NE MA):
1 House Sp#Birds2#BirdsongDetectionkadee
3 Tufted Titmouse
4 Dark-eyed Junco
5 House Finch
6 White-breasted Nuthatch
7 Northern Cardinal
8 American Goldfinch
9 Downy Woodpecker
10 Hairy Woodpecker
#Birds #BirdsongDetection <a href="/hashtag/HaikuBox" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#HaikuBox
1 House Sp#Birds2#BirdsongDetectionkadee
3 Tufted Titmouse
4 Dark-eyed Junco
5 House Finch
6 White-breasted Nuthatch
7 Northern Cardinal
8 American Goldfinch
9 Downy Woodpecker
10 Hairy Woodpecker
#Birds #BirdsongDetection <a href="/hashtag/HaikuBox" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#HaikuBox
November 19, 2025 at 2:02 PM
#YesterdaysYardBirdsy.app/profile/parsingphase.dev/post/3ljfn54m4ls23" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">#YesterdaysYardBirds top 10 🤖 (NE MA):
1 House Sp#Birds2#BirdsongDetectionkadee
3 Tufted Titmouse
4 Dark-eyed Junco
5 House Finch
6 White-breasted Nuthatch
7 Northern Cardinal
8 American Goldfinch
9 Downy Woodpecker
10 Hairy Woodpecker
#Birds #BirdsongDetection <a href="/hashtag/HaikuBox" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#HaikuBox
1 House Sp#Birds2#BirdsongDetectionkadee
3 Tufted Titmouse
4 Dark-eyed Junco
5 House Finch
6 White-breasted Nuthatch
7 Northern Cardinal
8 American Goldfinch
9 Downy Woodpecker
10 Hairy Woodpecker
#Birds #BirdsongDetection <a href="/hashtag/HaikuBox" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#HaikuBox
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NEW: The League of Women Voters sued the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services over its new policy banning NGOs from helping people register to vote at naturalization ceremonies. The group argues the ban violates federal law and the Constitution.
🚨 League of Women Voters v. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Learn more.
www.democracydocket.com
November 18, 2025 at 9:42 PM
NEW: The League of Women Voters sued the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services over its new policy banning NGOs from helping people register to vote at naturalization ceremonies. The group argues the ban violates federal law and the Constitution.
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"It’s impossible to say when IT will HAPPEN. But it can’t be too long until IT HAPPENS. Looking at the data, it is statistically plausible that IT will HAPPEN in the next thirty-six months. Eighteen, if you factor in hamburger consumption and all the weird bruising."
When It Happens
It’s been so long, you sometimes forget that eventually, IT will HAPPEN. It’s impossible to say when IT will HAPPEN. But it can’t be too long until...
buff.ly
November 15, 2025 at 2:40 AM
"It’s impossible to say when IT will HAPPEN. But it can’t be too long until IT HAPPENS. Looking at the data, it is statistically plausible that IT will HAPPEN in the next thirty-six months. Eighteen, if you factor in hamburger consumption and all the weird bruising."
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Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy made a one-day visit Tuesday to Spain and seized the opportunity to view Pablo Picasso’s “Guernica.”
https://to.pbs.org/3LEzMnp
https://to.pbs.org/3LEzMnp
Zelenskyy visits Picasso's 'Guernica,' drawing parallel to Ukraine's bombing
The painting, a symbol of the horrors of war, depicts the bombardment of civilian targets during an attack on a northern Spanish town during Spain's Civil War.
www.pbs.org
November 18, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy made a one-day visit Tuesday to Spain and seized the opportunity to view Pablo Picasso’s “Guernica.”
https://to.pbs.org/3LEzMnp
https://to.pbs.org/3LEzMnp
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"Critical washing" is "encouraging AI use while being 'aware of the risks'".
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November 18, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Remember kids, if you hand your phone to a cop, you've consented to them searching it*. And you no longer have your phone.
* not legal advice
* probably not true
* probably won't stop them
* not legal advice
* probably not true
* probably won't stop them
Starting Wednesday, Illinois residents will be able to add their Illinois-issued driver’s license or state ID to Apple Wallet, Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias announced Tuesday. https://to.wttw.com/4pnRLgt
Illinoisans Can Soon Add a Mobile ID to Apple Wallet, Secretary of State Announces
Starting Wednesday, Illinois residents will be able to add their Illinois-issued driver’s license or state ID to Apple Wallet. The Mobile ID program will also “soon” expand to Google and Samsung walle...
to.wttw.com
November 18, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Remember kids, if you hand your phone to a cop, you've consented to them searching it*. And you no longer have your phone.
* not legal advice
* probably not true
* probably won't stop them
* not legal advice
* probably not true
* probably won't stop them
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There's a lot about this that's fucked up, but moving children's education to the Labor Department underscores such a warped idea of what education is actually for www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
Trump administration launches plan to dismantle Education Department
The department will shift responsibility for several of its core functions to other federal agencies.
www.politico.com
November 18, 2025 at 8:50 PM
There's a lot about this that's fucked up, but moving children's education to the Labor Department underscores such a warped idea of what education is actually for www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
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They found 38 unmarked graves of Indigenous children at Immaculate Conception Mission in South Dakota and it didn't make the news outside of Indian Country.
September 30, 2025 at 8:18 PM
They found 38 unmarked graves of Indigenous children at Immaculate Conception Mission in South Dakota and it didn't make the news outside of Indian Country.