stephanie anderson
@pespedis.bsky.social
Just a humble Midwestern gal replacing one vice with another. I used to plan weddings, 💍 but I now study law. ⚖️ I'll try to keep the cat photos to a minimum. 😻 she/her
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stephanie anderson
@pespedis.bsky.social
· Nov 20
We protect each other. Social solidarity, not charity. 🧵
Des Moines Mutual Aid: iowamutualaid.org/des-moines-m...
Iowa Abortion Access Fund: iowaabortionaccessfund.org
The Iowa Jane Collective: linktr.ee/iowajane
Des Moines Mutual Aid: iowamutualaid.org/des-moines-m...
Iowa Abortion Access Fund: iowaabortionaccessfund.org
The Iowa Jane Collective: linktr.ee/iowajane
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There's no need to talk about climate to those immediately affected: like lecturing someone on their diet while loading them into the ambulance.
However, there is *every* need to talk about climate with everyone else, who will only pay attention for the duration of the disaster.
However, there is *every* need to talk about climate with everyone else, who will only pay attention for the duration of the disaster.
The most important thing you can do to fight climate change: talk about it
How do you talk to someone who doesn't believe in climate change? Not by rehashing the same data and facts we've been discussing for years, says climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe. In this inspiring, ...
www.ted.com
January 8, 2025 at 10:37 PM
There's no need to talk about climate to those immediately affected: like lecturing someone on their diet while loading them into the ambulance.
However, there is *every* need to talk about climate with everyone else, who will only pay attention for the duration of the disaster.
However, there is *every* need to talk about climate with everyone else, who will only pay attention for the duration of the disaster.
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When we see narratives that blame the most vulnerable people for problems caused by the most powerful, I think it’s important to remember that this viral spread of misinfo is a more pervasive version of what the powerful have always done to defend themselves, with tech they steered in this direction
January 9, 2025 at 2:54 PM
When we see narratives that blame the most vulnerable people for problems caused by the most powerful, I think it’s important to remember that this viral spread of misinfo is a more pervasive version of what the powerful have always done to defend themselves, with tech they steered in this direction
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I honestly think we are experiencing the end of the internet as those of us born in the 20th c understand it. Smaller, siloed communities like discord servers and newsletters will persist, but the idea of the global public square is dead, as is “the information superhighway.” VCs killed it.
it genuinely sucks that basically nothing on the internet works well anymore. search? barely works. social media? filled with garbage engagement-bait designed to game the algorithm. news websites? pages that refresh at random or so covered in video ads that it’s impossible to read stories
January 9, 2025 at 7:37 AM
I honestly think we are experiencing the end of the internet as those of us born in the 20th c understand it. Smaller, siloed communities like discord servers and newsletters will persist, but the idea of the global public square is dead, as is “the information superhighway.” VCs killed it.
Arrived back home and had every intention to start setting up Christmas decorations around my house, but got distracted by it being cold, being tired, and the new December offerings on Netflix.
December 3, 2024 at 3:46 AM
Arrived back home and had every intention to start setting up Christmas decorations around my house, but got distracted by it being cold, being tired, and the new December offerings on Netflix.
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Whatever your opinion about the Hunter Biden pardon, if it gets more attention than the Kash Patel nomination, it is one more instance of a failure to distinguish between fundamental and trivial threats to the rule of law.
December 2, 2024 at 12:51 AM
Whatever your opinion about the Hunter Biden pardon, if it gets more attention than the Kash Patel nomination, it is one more instance of a failure to distinguish between fundamental and trivial threats to the rule of law.
As they should.
Lawmakers urge Biden “to use his clemency powers to ‘help broad classes of ppl and cases, including the elderly and chronically ill, those on death row, ppl w/unjustified sentencing disparities, & women who were punished for defending themselves against their abusers.’” theappeal.org/biden-commut...
U.S. Reps Urge Biden to Use Clemency to Correct “Extreme Use of Incarceration”
U.S. Congressmembers, including Ayanna Pressley, say Joe Biden should grand pardons and commutations before Donald Trump takes office.
theappeal.org
December 2, 2024 at 4:15 AM
As they should.
Polis not getting enough heat here for using the term “pater familias” in an extremely stupid metaphor.
What do you think of this statement from the democratic governor of Colorado
December 2, 2024 at 4:08 AM
Polis not getting enough heat here for using the term “pater familias” in an extremely stupid metaphor.
A little behind this year, but the annual Rickmas holiday cards have finally been ordered! It all started in 2019 when I was facing down turning thirty and realized I had never done the whole ‘custom Christmas card thing’ which seemed like the last barrier into true adulthood. So I made these…
December 1, 2024 at 11:59 PM
A little behind this year, but the annual Rickmas holiday cards have finally been ordered! It all started in 2019 when I was facing down turning thirty and realized I had never done the whole ‘custom Christmas card thing’ which seemed like the last barrier into true adulthood. So I made these…
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Alright but this is two words
“Brain rot” has been named 2024 Word of the Year by the Oxford University Press.
Oxford’s Word of the Year Is ‘Brain Rot’
A slang term for supposed mental damage done by overconsumption of trivial online content triumphed over a shortlist that also included “lore,” “demure” and “slop.”
www.nytimes.com
December 1, 2024 at 11:26 PM
Alright but this is two words
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This has been the Democratic party's primary strategy my whole life: lean center and lose, Republicans trash the place so badly voters have no choice, Democrats take power again, pass modest reforms while praising bipartisanship, lean center and lose again, Republicans trash the place so badly...
Democrats are busy concluding that this worked for Labour rather than considering that what worked for Labour was being so incompetent that they gave the Tories 13 years to run the country into the ground until people finally had enough.
The process of mainstreaming far-right politics is a multi-faceted (but fairly obvious) one
Starmer & his supporters claim reclaiming far right issues is what won them the election as it addressed "the people's legitimate grievances"
Yet this has been tried many times and...
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Starmer & his supporters claim reclaiming far right issues is what won them the election as it addressed "the people's legitimate grievances"
Yet this has been tried many times and...
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November 30, 2024 at 1:32 PM
This has been the Democratic party's primary strategy my whole life: lean center and lose, Republicans trash the place so badly voters have no choice, Democrats take power again, pass modest reforms while praising bipartisanship, lean center and lose again, Republicans trash the place so badly...
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Do not. Cross. A fucking. Picket line.
Amazon workers in 20 countries to protest or strike on Black Friday
Amazon workers in 20 countries to protest or strike on Black Friday
Workers and their representatives to press US retailer to respect their rights and take action on the climate crisis
Thousands of Amazon workers are expected to protest or strike in more than 20 countries during Black Friday to press for better workers’…
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2024 at 5:40 AM
Do not. Cross. A fucking. Picket line.
This is…such a weird take. Would you sing as an audience member at a live show? People can experience joy, be fully into what they are experiencing, and also be considerate of others who also spent their hard earned money for a ticket.
The Rock says people should be able to sing in movie theaters
"You’ve paid your hard earned money for a ticket, and you've gone into a musical, and you’re into it. Sing"
(via BBC)
"You’ve paid your hard earned money for a ticket, and you've gone into a musical, and you’re into it. Sing"
(via BBC)
November 25, 2024 at 3:24 AM
This is…such a weird take. Would you sing as an audience member at a live show? People can experience joy, be fully into what they are experiencing, and also be considerate of others who also spent their hard earned money for a ticket.
Another Friendsgiving in the books! Already planning next years as a themed event: “Oops All Pies” and I honestly cannot wait for it.
November 25, 2024 at 3:16 AM
Another Friendsgiving in the books! Already planning next years as a themed event: “Oops All Pies” and I honestly cannot wait for it.
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The dystopia keeps getting stupider and stupider.
November 24, 2024 at 7:57 PM
The dystopia keeps getting stupider and stupider.
November 2024 really cementing its legacy as being one of the worst months in American history.
NEW: Monsters, Inc. land will replace Muppets Courtyard and Muppet*Vision 3D at Disney's Hollywood Studios. To make way for monsters, the Muppets will take over Rock 'n Roller Coaster and "team up with music's biggest starts for a rockin' music festival."
November 22, 2024 at 6:07 PM
November 2024 really cementing its legacy as being one of the worst months in American history.
We protect each other. Social solidarity, not charity. 🧵
Des Moines Mutual Aid: iowamutualaid.org/des-moines-m...
Iowa Abortion Access Fund: iowaabortionaccessfund.org
The Iowa Jane Collective: linktr.ee/iowajane
Des Moines Mutual Aid: iowamutualaid.org/des-moines-m...
Iowa Abortion Access Fund: iowaabortionaccessfund.org
The Iowa Jane Collective: linktr.ee/iowajane
November 20, 2024 at 4:43 PM
We protect each other. Social solidarity, not charity. 🧵
Des Moines Mutual Aid: iowamutualaid.org/des-moines-m...
Iowa Abortion Access Fund: iowaabortionaccessfund.org
The Iowa Jane Collective: linktr.ee/iowajane
Des Moines Mutual Aid: iowamutualaid.org/des-moines-m...
Iowa Abortion Access Fund: iowaabortionaccessfund.org
The Iowa Jane Collective: linktr.ee/iowajane
A couple weeks ago, I went down a Lisa Frank Google search rabbit hole trying to find a gift for my niece and instead found a gift for Aunt Steph.
October 7, 2023 at 2:42 AM
A couple weeks ago, I went down a Lisa Frank Google search rabbit hole trying to find a gift for my niece and instead found a gift for Aunt Steph.
Honored to be the one my friends turn to in their time of need.
September 22, 2023 at 10:58 PM
Honored to be the one my friends turn to in their time of need.
This is Casper (1995) erasure and I simply will not stand for it.
September 21, 2023 at 3:16 AM
This is Casper (1995) erasure and I simply will not stand for it.
Today I learned about the existence of the Minor League Baseball team, the Beloit Sky Carps, and their mascot—a scarf wearing, wrench wielding goose named Poopsie—and I am excited to inform you that you’re looking at the newest fan of the Beloit Sky Carps.
September 20, 2023 at 3:02 AM
Today I learned about the existence of the Minor League Baseball team, the Beloit Sky Carps, and their mascot—a scarf wearing, wrench wielding goose named Poopsie—and I am excited to inform you that you’re looking at the newest fan of the Beloit Sky Carps.
My pet / what he’s named after
September 20, 2023 at 2:33 AM
My pet / what he’s named after
Should I be tidying up my house in preparation for my brother visiting and staying with me for a week? Yes. Am I putting it off by trying to find everyone I’ve followed on Twitter here? Also, yes.
He can learn to walk around the random piles of books strewn about every room like the rest of us.
He can learn to walk around the random piles of books strewn about every room like the rest of us.
September 20, 2023 at 2:25 AM
Should I be tidying up my house in preparation for my brother visiting and staying with me for a week? Yes. Am I putting it off by trying to find everyone I’ve followed on Twitter here? Also, yes.
He can learn to walk around the random piles of books strewn about every room like the rest of us.
He can learn to walk around the random piles of books strewn about every room like the rest of us.