Rainbow Trenchcoat
@rainbowtrenchcoat.bsky.social
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Yet another plea to people who are using or following people off follow-farming hashtags like #NoDemUnder1K, #NoDemUnder5K, #BlueCrew, #FBR, etc etc: please do not do that, it's how disinformation operations work. I'm already seeing accounts in those hashtags that are likely disinformation ops. 1/
November 15, 2024 at 2:28 PM
Yet another plea to people who are using or following people off follow-farming hashtags like #NoDemUnder1K, #NoDemUnder5K, #BlueCrew, #FBR, etc etc: please do not do that, it's how disinformation operations work. I'm already seeing accounts in those hashtags that are likely disinformation ops. 1/
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Generally we think of alt-text as the domain of those with accessibility needs.
However alt-text is useful for many reasons, which benefit your viewers, as well as you, the creator!
However alt-text is useful for many reasons, which benefit your viewers, as well as you, the creator!
October 28, 2024 at 10:20 PM
Generally we think of alt-text as the domain of those with accessibility needs.
However alt-text is useful for many reasons, which benefit your viewers, as well as you, the creator!
However alt-text is useful for many reasons, which benefit your viewers, as well as you, the creator!
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Trans rights are human rights 🏳️⚧️
Pass it on 💜
Pass it on 💜
Trans rights are human rights 🏳️⚧️
Pass it on 💜
Pass it on 💜
Trans rights are human rights 💜 ^_^ 🏳️⚧️
Pass it on 💜
Pass it on 💜
January 21, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Trans rights are human rights 🏳️⚧️
Pass it on 💜
Pass it on 💜
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I really hope everyone understands what is going on with Elon and Wikipedia.
Wikipedia is one of our last remaining bastions of evidence-based consensus reality.
The MAGA narrative is fundamentally threatened by evidence-based fact, and Wikipedia is a repository of evidence-based fact.
Wikipedia is one of our last remaining bastions of evidence-based consensus reality.
The MAGA narrative is fundamentally threatened by evidence-based fact, and Wikipedia is a repository of evidence-based fact.
This is ABSOLUTELY factual! Musk’s gesture WAS compared to a Nazi salute or a fascist salute. Musk DID deny any meaning behind the gesture. Musk’s argument appears to be with reality.
January 22, 2025 at 3:23 AM
I really hope everyone understands what is going on with Elon and Wikipedia.
Wikipedia is one of our last remaining bastions of evidence-based consensus reality.
The MAGA narrative is fundamentally threatened by evidence-based fact, and Wikipedia is a repository of evidence-based fact.
Wikipedia is one of our last remaining bastions of evidence-based consensus reality.
The MAGA narrative is fundamentally threatened by evidence-based fact, and Wikipedia is a repository of evidence-based fact.
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Everyone excusing Elon Musk’s behavior due to his alleged autism should be chased into the sea with pitchforks
it’s both profoundly insulting to autistic people and also obviously not true
it’s both profoundly insulting to autistic people and also obviously not true
January 20, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Everyone excusing Elon Musk’s behavior due to his alleged autism should be chased into the sea with pitchforks
it’s both profoundly insulting to autistic people and also obviously not true
it’s both profoundly insulting to autistic people and also obviously not true
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I’m just going to say that AOC is the acting leader of the Democratic Party until someone proves otherwise. At least insofar as she is responding to the moment with leadership.
January 21, 2025 at 12:19 AM
I’m just going to say that AOC is the acting leader of the Democratic Party until someone proves otherwise. At least insofar as she is responding to the moment with leadership.
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New England Journal of Medicine [Jan 15] Oldest, most prestigious med journal: "Cass Review transgresses medical law, policy & practice...[If published in U.S.] would have violated federal law for failing to adhere to requirements for integrity of scientific process." [@rikiwilchins.bsky.social]
The Future of Gender-Affirming Care — A Law and Policy Perspective on the Cass Review | NEJM
The Cass Review on gender-affirming care, which has been used to justify bans in U.S.
states, transgresses medical law, policy, and practice, which puts it at odds with
mainstream U.S. expert guide...
www.nejm.org
January 20, 2025 at 5:05 PM
New England Journal of Medicine [Jan 15] Oldest, most prestigious med journal: "Cass Review transgresses medical law, policy & practice...[If published in U.S.] would have violated federal law for failing to adhere to requirements for integrity of scientific process." [@rikiwilchins.bsky.social]
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Just spoke with former Officer Mike Fanone about the Biden pardon that covers him and other officers who testified before the Jan. 6 committee.
“This is a different kind of American exceptionalism. It’s exceptionally fucked up.”
“This is a different kind of American exceptionalism. It’s exceptionally fucked up.”
January 20, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Just spoke with former Officer Mike Fanone about the Biden pardon that covers him and other officers who testified before the Jan. 6 committee.
“This is a different kind of American exceptionalism. It’s exceptionally fucked up.”
“This is a different kind of American exceptionalism. It’s exceptionally fucked up.”
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Not everyone can fight Trumpism and Trumpists directly. But remember this: kindness, decency, and fidelity to American values are defiance in the face of Trumpism.
So be kind, decent, and faithful, particularly to the many kinds of people despised and attacked by Trumpists. That’s revolutionary./1
So be kind, decent, and faithful, particularly to the many kinds of people despised and attacked by Trumpists. That’s revolutionary./1
January 20, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Not everyone can fight Trumpism and Trumpists directly. But remember this: kindness, decency, and fidelity to American values are defiance in the face of Trumpism.
So be kind, decent, and faithful, particularly to the many kinds of people despised and attacked by Trumpists. That’s revolutionary./1
So be kind, decent, and faithful, particularly to the many kinds of people despised and attacked by Trumpists. That’s revolutionary./1
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All empires fall. It's their nature. Empire is the governmental equivalent of paying your rent with a credit card. Eventually, that debt comes due.
What comes after generally isn't even bad. Just, the transition from unaffordable luxury to living within your means feels like a shock.
What comes after generally isn't even bad. Just, the transition from unaffordable luxury to living within your means feels like a shock.
January 20, 2025 at 11:55 AM
All empires fall. It's their nature. Empire is the governmental equivalent of paying your rent with a credit card. Eventually, that debt comes due.
What comes after generally isn't even bad. Just, the transition from unaffordable luxury to living within your means feels like a shock.
What comes after generally isn't even bad. Just, the transition from unaffordable luxury to living within your means feels like a shock.
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“A.I. is a fundamentally dehumanizing technology because it treats us as less than what we are: creators and apprehenders of meaning. It reduces the amount of intention in the world.” Incredible writing from Ted Chiang as usual. www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
Why A.I. Isn’t Going to Make Art
To create a novel or a painting, an artist makes choices that are fundamentally alien to artificial intelligence.
www.newyorker.com
January 19, 2025 at 4:54 AM
“A.I. is a fundamentally dehumanizing technology because it treats us as less than what we are: creators and apprehenders of meaning. It reduces the amount of intention in the world.” Incredible writing from Ted Chiang as usual. www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
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For reference, this is the set of menu options (under Admin Console > Generative AI > Gemini for Workspace) that SHOULD be available for everyone but are not.
January 17, 2025 at 10:30 PM
For reference, this is the set of menu options (under Admin Console > Generative AI > Gemini for Workspace) that SHOULD be available for everyone but are not.
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anytime i see people going "what would the point be of democrats talking and pushing things they want to do if they don't have the votes to pass it" i try to imagine the republicans of the last 30 years going "we don't have enough votes to ban abortion so we won't try and you should stop asking"
January 17, 2025 at 4:50 AM
anytime i see people going "what would the point be of democrats talking and pushing things they want to do if they don't have the votes to pass it" i try to imagine the republicans of the last 30 years going "we don't have enough votes to ban abortion so we won't try and you should stop asking"
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THREAD. It's important for all people of good will to understand the Laken Riley Act before the Senate votes on it tomorrow. It’s unconstitutional. It’s horrific in every word and clause. But there is a deeper, more imminent violence lurking beneath its hate-filled text.
January 14, 2025 at 3:50 PM
THREAD. It's important for all people of good will to understand the Laken Riley Act before the Senate votes on it tomorrow. It’s unconstitutional. It’s horrific in every word and clause. But there is a deeper, more imminent violence lurking beneath its hate-filled text.
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HR28—the federal ban on trans athletes—is expected to get a vote in congress tomorrow.
it's the GOP's first step to making it a crime to exist as a trans person in public. that's not an exaggeration—they brag about it on the news.
tap into the quote for info & resources. please call your reps.
it's the GOP's first step to making it a crime to exist as a trans person in public. that's not an exaggeration—they brag about it on the news.
tap into the quote for info & resources. please call your reps.
January 13, 2025 at 3:17 PM
HR28—the federal ban on trans athletes—is expected to get a vote in congress tomorrow.
it's the GOP's first step to making it a crime to exist as a trans person in public. that's not an exaggeration—they brag about it on the news.
tap into the quote for info & resources. please call your reps.
it's the GOP's first step to making it a crime to exist as a trans person in public. that's not an exaggeration—they brag about it on the news.
tap into the quote for info & resources. please call your reps.
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Read this report before the Trump administration withdraws or disappears it for being woke
“The Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921, in which a prosperous Black neighborhood in Oklahoma was destroyed and up to 300 people were killed, was not committed by an uncontrolled mob but was the result of “a coordinated, military-style attack” by white citizens.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/11/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/11/u...
Tulsa Massacre Was a ‘Coordinated, Military-Style Attack,’ Federal Report Says
The Justice Department’s conclusion follows an investigation of the 1921 atrocity in Oklahoma in which up to 300 Black residents were killed.
www.nytimes.com
January 12, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Read this report before the Trump administration withdraws or disappears it for being woke
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If you’re good at internet sleuthing and want to put your skills to work to help wildfire victims you can check for LA county rentals that have suddenly doubled in price, publicly name and shame the agents doing this, and report them to the government because it’s illegal: oag.ca.gov/contact/cons...
Consumer Complaint Against A Business/Company
oag.ca.gov
January 12, 2025 at 4:06 PM
If you’re good at internet sleuthing and want to put your skills to work to help wildfire victims you can check for LA county rentals that have suddenly doubled in price, publicly name and shame the agents doing this, and report them to the government because it’s illegal: oag.ca.gov/contact/cons...
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Friends, a petition I've created to go to Parliament for the protection of Trans Healthcare in the UK has just gone live. If you are in the United Kingdom, please sign and share this. If you are not in the United Kingdom, please share it.
#Trans #LGBTQ #UK
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
#Trans #LGBTQ #UK
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
Petition: Do not stop transgender people from receiving care in mainstream hospital wards
The previous government proposed changes to the NHS constitution which would mean transgender hospital patients in England may not be treated in female- and male-only wards. We believe that this segre...
petition.parliament.uk
January 9, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Friends, a petition I've created to go to Parliament for the protection of Trans Healthcare in the UK has just gone live. If you are in the United Kingdom, please sign and share this. If you are not in the United Kingdom, please share it.
#Trans #LGBTQ #UK
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
#Trans #LGBTQ #UK
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
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The Harris and Trump campaigns both found that the best testing Trump ad wasn't any transgender spot but rather a video of Harris saying "Bidenomics is working" www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
January 11, 2025 at 7:19 PM
The Harris and Trump campaigns both found that the best testing Trump ad wasn't any transgender spot but rather a video of Harris saying "Bidenomics is working" www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
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The Laken Riley Act is a sweeping assault on legal immigration. It would subject immigrants *authorized to live and work here* to indefinite detention without a criminal conviction. And it would let a federal judge ban ALL visas from entire countries at a state's request. slate.com/news-and-pol...
This New Immigration Bill That’s About to Pass Is a Horrifying Trojan Horse
If Democrats cannot recover their nerve and stand up to this extremism, they will be complicit in the devastating consequences of its passage.
slate.com
January 10, 2025 at 5:34 PM
The Laken Riley Act is a sweeping assault on legal immigration. It would subject immigrants *authorized to live and work here* to indefinite detention without a criminal conviction. And it would let a federal judge ban ALL visas from entire countries at a state's request. slate.com/news-and-pol...
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I don't know if this is an autistic-brain thing, but one of the thing that really freaks me out about the current reality is that I really deeply and fundamentally don't understand why anyone would ever choose cruelty over problem-solving.
January 9, 2025 at 2:00 AM
I don't know if this is an autistic-brain thing, but one of the thing that really freaks me out about the current reality is that I really deeply and fundamentally don't understand why anyone would ever choose cruelty over problem-solving.
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Please tell your kids, every damn day if necessary, that chatGPT is not a goddamn search engine and you shouldn’t believe a word it says. Tell the adults too, but it’s especially imperative to inoculate kids against this
December 10, 2024 at 2:38 PM
Please tell your kids, every damn day if necessary, that chatGPT is not a goddamn search engine and you shouldn’t believe a word it says. Tell the adults too, but it’s especially imperative to inoculate kids against this
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Still wild to me that so many "savvy" folks on left and right have bought into the idea that online misinformation is overblown and doesn't really matter. From lies about migrants to transgender people to crime to election denial to climate denial, it's literally driving our country's politics.
January 9, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Still wild to me that so many "savvy" folks on left and right have bought into the idea that online misinformation is overblown and doesn't really matter. From lies about migrants to transgender people to crime to election denial to climate denial, it's literally driving our country's politics.