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@roryoverhere.bsky.social
into community, compassion, context, harm reduction, dogs, jokes & bodies of water
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Bukele gulag, tariff war, we don’t need clean air no more
Harvard taxed, research axed, by the way measles is back
No more votes for married ladies, Elon just had like twelve more babies
Booker’s sorry, RIFs, David Brooks now on the left?
We didn't start the fire
Harvard taxed, research axed, by the way measles is back
No more votes for married ladies, Elon just had like twelve more babies
Booker’s sorry, RIFs, David Brooks now on the left?
We didn't start the fire
April 18, 2025 at 6:26 AM
Bukele gulag, tariff war, we don’t need clean air no more
Harvard taxed, research axed, by the way measles is back
No more votes for married ladies, Elon just had like twelve more babies
Booker’s sorry, RIFs, David Brooks now on the left?
We didn't start the fire
Harvard taxed, research axed, by the way measles is back
No more votes for married ladies, Elon just had like twelve more babies
Booker’s sorry, RIFs, David Brooks now on the left?
We didn't start the fire
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Happy @seanorr.bsky.social and @lucymaloney.bsky.social Swearing In Day to all who celebrate!
April 15, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Happy @seanorr.bsky.social and @lucymaloney.bsky.social Swearing In Day to all who celebrate!
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On a recent flight my seatmates learned I was a writer and asked my opinion on AI. They didn't understand genAI is based on work stolen from authors, and they DEFINITELY didn't know about the energy costs. Both shocked them. People just don't know.
Info on its energy gobbling should be in every news story about AI. It is newsworthy. It is inseparable from the tech itself.
It's all fun and games until …
"Professor Gina Neff of Queen Mary University London told the BBC #ChatGPT is "burning through energy", and the data centres used to power it consume more electricity in a year than 117 countries."
www.bbc.com/news/article...
"Professor Gina Neff of Queen Mary University London told the BBC #ChatGPT is "burning through energy", and the data centres used to power it consume more electricity in a year than 117 countries."
www.bbc.com/news/article...
April 12, 2025 at 7:07 PM
On a recent flight my seatmates learned I was a writer and asked my opinion on AI. They didn't understand genAI is based on work stolen from authors, and they DEFINITELY didn't know about the energy costs. Both shocked them. People just don't know.
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Fascist governments making lists of people. Historically not awesome.
NEW: 404 Media has seen parts of a Palantir-powered ICE database that allows for highly specific filtering of people, which allows for searches of students, people with tattoos, from specific countries, by visa status, etc:
www.404media.co/inside-a-pow...
www.404media.co/inside-a-pow...
Inside a Powerful Database ICE Uses to Identify and Deport People
The database allows filtering according to hundreds of different categories, including visa status, “unique physical characteristics (e.g. scars, marks, tattoos),” “criminal affiliation,” license plat...
www.404media.co
April 9, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Fascist governments making lists of people. Historically not awesome.
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We are seeing a very clear pattern of banning things that make Trumpists and their kids feel bad:
- Books about colonialism, slavery and segregation
- Challenging ideas about gender
- Protests against genocide
- Science generally
It's a blanket ban on hard feelings. They called us snowflakes.
- Books about colonialism, slavery and segregation
- Challenging ideas about gender
- Protests against genocide
- Science generally
It's a blanket ban on hard feelings. They called us snowflakes.
April 9, 2025 at 3:12 AM
We are seeing a very clear pattern of banning things that make Trumpists and their kids feel bad:
- Books about colonialism, slavery and segregation
- Challenging ideas about gender
- Protests against genocide
- Science generally
It's a blanket ban on hard feelings. They called us snowflakes.
- Books about colonialism, slavery and segregation
- Challenging ideas about gender
- Protests against genocide
- Science generally
It's a blanket ban on hard feelings. They called us snowflakes.
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I do not like when the nerds who post graphs on here are all going "oof" and "jesus christ" at the same time
April 3, 2025 at 2:16 PM
I do not like when the nerds who post graphs on here are all going "oof" and "jesus christ" at the same time
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something to remember: fascism relies on ignorance. that's why it oppresses critical and independent thought. (it's also one of many reasons why fascists hate communists/socialists so much: communism/socialism hinges on ideas and intellectualism.) THE MORE YOU KNOW, BABY!
We are seeing a very clear pattern of banning things that make Trumpists and their kids feel bad:
- Books about colonialism, slavery and segregation
- Challenging ideas about gender
- Protests against genocide
- Science generally
It's a blanket ban on hard feelings. They called us snowflakes.
- Books about colonialism, slavery and segregation
- Challenging ideas about gender
- Protests against genocide
- Science generally
It's a blanket ban on hard feelings. They called us snowflakes.
April 9, 2025 at 1:45 PM
something to remember: fascism relies on ignorance. that's why it oppresses critical and independent thought. (it's also one of many reasons why fascists hate communists/socialists so much: communism/socialism hinges on ideas and intellectualism.) THE MORE YOU KNOW, BABY!
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Resounding win for OneCity and COPE in last night's Vancouver by-election!
And an equally resounding defeat for ABC.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
And an equally resounding defeat for ABC.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Progressives win both Vancouver council seats in byelection, weakening ABC majority | CBC News
The political party that swept to power in Vancouver's 2022 civic election has taken a hit to its majority on council, after both seats in Saturday's byelection were won by progressive candidates Sean...
www.cbc.ca
April 6, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Resounding win for OneCity and COPE in last night's Vancouver by-election!
And an equally resounding defeat for ABC.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
And an equally resounding defeat for ABC.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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we could reduce the pressure on emergency services, reduce ambulance wait times and emergency room visits by preventing overdoses from occurring by implementing Overdose Prevention Services
in B.C. calls for overdose response were 7% of all 911 calls in 2023
www.bcehs.ca/about/accoun...
in B.C. calls for overdose response were 7% of all 911 calls in 2023
www.bcehs.ca/about/accoun...
April 1, 2025 at 1:57 AM
we could reduce the pressure on emergency services, reduce ambulance wait times and emergency room visits by preventing overdoses from occurring by implementing Overdose Prevention Services
in B.C. calls for overdose response were 7% of all 911 calls in 2023
www.bcehs.ca/about/accoun...
in B.C. calls for overdose response were 7% of all 911 calls in 2023
www.bcehs.ca/about/accoun...
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we could have public washrooms, community health centres in every neighbourhood, active transportation infrastructure, child care, summer kids programs in every park, tech recycling to address the digital divide, homes for all, we could prevent crime by addressing poverty
robot sky cops tho
robot sky cops tho
I don’t think many people realize that the VPD are launching drone flights over the every day, sometimes multiple times per day
They say they only record 5% of video streamed to HQ from those flights but civil libertarians want more disclosure
Thoughts?
More 👇
www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...
They say they only record 5% of video streamed to HQ from those flights but civil libertarians want more disclosure
Thoughts?
More 👇
www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...
VPD drone program grows as observers seek transparency
The Vancouver Police Department has dramatically expanded its use of drone technology since it established the program in 2019, but while the technology has become a pivotal tool in a variety of unexp...
www.ctvnews.ca
March 28, 2025 at 3:31 AM
we could have public washrooms, community health centres in every neighbourhood, active transportation infrastructure, child care, summer kids programs in every park, tech recycling to address the digital divide, homes for all, we could prevent crime by addressing poverty
robot sky cops tho
robot sky cops tho
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elon’s real legacy is revealing that being a loser has nothing to do with material success but is instead an energy
March 24, 2025 at 12:12 AM
elon’s real legacy is revealing that being a loser has nothing to do with material success but is instead an energy
Today I’m sharing my gratitude for :
-fresh snow on the mountains
-pinkberry flower (hybrid)
-that my substance of choice is legal and regulated and won’t kill me
-fresh snow on the mountains
-pinkberry flower (hybrid)
-that my substance of choice is legal and regulated and won’t kill me
March 17, 2025 at 5:45 AM
Today I’m sharing my gratitude for :
-fresh snow on the mountains
-pinkberry flower (hybrid)
-that my substance of choice is legal and regulated and won’t kill me
-fresh snow on the mountains
-pinkberry flower (hybrid)
-that my substance of choice is legal and regulated and won’t kill me
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potatoes are "apples of the earth" in french. but maybe apples are potatoes of the tree
March 16, 2025 at 3:53 AM
potatoes are "apples of the earth" in french. but maybe apples are potatoes of the tree
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Dear media, please stop saying AI is “training” on copyrighted works. AI is “stealing” copyrighted works. It is “plagiarizing” copyrighted works. It is “breaking multiple laws.”
March 13, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Dear media, please stop saying AI is “training” on copyrighted works. AI is “stealing” copyrighted works. It is “plagiarizing” copyrighted works. It is “breaking multiple laws.”
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A non-exhaustive list of reasons to get involved in local politics
- the results of some elections are decided on the other side of the country. but in a local election, the decision is made right at home
- the results of some elections are decided on the other side of the country. but in a local election, the decision is made right at home
March 12, 2025 at 4:48 AM
A non-exhaustive list of reasons to get involved in local politics
- the results of some elections are decided on the other side of the country. but in a local election, the decision is made right at home
- the results of some elections are decided on the other side of the country. but in a local election, the decision is made right at home
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NEW: Five of the billionaires who attended Donald Trump's inauguration have lost a combined $210 billion in wealth since then, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index
Billionaires at Trump’s Swearing-In Have Since Lost $210 Billion
As Donald Trump took the oath of office on Jan. 20, he was flanked by some of the world’s wealthiest people. The billionaires present that day — including Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg — h...
www.bloomberg.com
March 10, 2025 at 8:16 PM
NEW: Five of the billionaires who attended Donald Trump's inauguration have lost a combined $210 billion in wealth since then, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index
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still missing a few mutuals and random internet ppl who I used to follow on the ex-bird app; why aren’t they over here yet 🤔
March 9, 2025 at 11:15 PM
still missing a few mutuals and random internet ppl who I used to follow on the ex-bird app; why aren’t they over here yet 🤔
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governments should spend money, literally all their fucking money. on taking care of the people from whom they got the money. on building cool shit for the people from whom they got the money to use, like highways and public works. this is real easy
how can these people be so bad at this
how can these people be so bad at this
We should reject outright the framing that the answer is to cut spending, that it needs to be cut. Even giving in to that is playing into conservatives’ hands, letting them set the edges of the debate.
Welker to Slotkin: "Democrats were in charge for four years. You were in Congress at the time. Why didn't Democrats do more to cut government spending when they were in charge?"
March 9, 2025 at 3:48 PM
governments should spend money, literally all their fucking money. on taking care of the people from whom they got the money. on building cool shit for the people from whom they got the money to use, like highways and public works. this is real easy
how can these people be so bad at this
how can these people be so bad at this
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I am accepting submissions for my emerging writer series at gay.submittable.com. You should have three publications or fewer and no book contract. Yes, this is a paid opportunity. Guidelines at the link. Plz follow the guidelines.
Roxane Gay Books & The Audacity Submission Manager
THE AUDACITY, my newsletter, features an emerging writer twice a month. I define emerging writer as someone with fewer than three article/essay/short story publications and no published books or book ...
gay.submittable.com
March 6, 2025 at 10:44 PM
I am accepting submissions for my emerging writer series at gay.submittable.com. You should have three publications or fewer and no book contract. Yes, this is a paid opportunity. Guidelines at the link. Plz follow the guidelines.
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happy birthday to women
March 8, 2025 at 12:26 PM
happy birthday to women
Love in the Time of Being Distracted by non-problems As Democracy Bleeds Out (2025)
Supporting bathroom, sports and healthcare bans for trans people means signing on to a moral panic about problems that DON'T EXIST.
When people say Democrats should "moderate" on these issues, they are suggesting that we legislate a group out of public life based on lies.
When people say Democrats should "moderate" on these issues, they are suggesting that we legislate a group out of public life based on lies.
March 7, 2025 at 6:42 AM
Love in the Time of Being Distracted by non-problems As Democracy Bleeds Out (2025)
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joke's on you I DID 'go cry about it' and compassion has made me more powerful
March 7, 2025 at 5:23 AM
joke's on you I DID 'go cry about it' and compassion has made me more powerful