Shufflemancer
@shufflemancer.bsky.social
he/they, biology enthusiast, pagan/UU.
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Just now, a national trans healthcare felony ban for youth has passed the US House, with 10 year prison terms.
3 Dems crossed party lines to vote to jail providers.
4 GOP crossed party lines to vote against.
It is not expected to pass the Senate, where Dems hold filibuster power.
Story to come.
3 Dems crossed party lines to vote to jail providers.
4 GOP crossed party lines to vote against.
It is not expected to pass the Senate, where Dems hold filibuster power.
Story to come.
December 17, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Just now, a national trans healthcare felony ban for youth has passed the US House, with 10 year prison terms.
3 Dems crossed party lines to vote to jail providers.
4 GOP crossed party lines to vote against.
It is not expected to pass the Senate, where Dems hold filibuster power.
Story to come.
3 Dems crossed party lines to vote to jail providers.
4 GOP crossed party lines to vote against.
It is not expected to pass the Senate, where Dems hold filibuster power.
Story to come.
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I cannot stress enough that most ppl don't ever even think about calling their reps. I talk to ppl in my fam about it and they go "Huh? What?". But your reps work for YOU. They need to know what you actually care about. When we call in big numbers it ALERTS them, cuz they rarely hear from us.
Hey romancelandia and fandom peeps! If you live in the U.S. right now you should know that KOSA (along with a slew of censorship bills) are advancing through congress right now. If you care about spicy books and/or fanfiction you should contact your reps right now and tell them to vote NO on KOSA!
US House Subcommittee Advances 18 Child Online Safety Bills | TechPolicy.Press
Some members expressed "fury" at the tech industry for not doing more to protect children and teens.
www.techpolicy.press
December 15, 2025 at 10:58 PM
I cannot stress enough that most ppl don't ever even think about calling their reps. I talk to ppl in my fam about it and they go "Huh? What?". But your reps work for YOU. They need to know what you actually care about. When we call in big numbers it ALERTS them, cuz they rarely hear from us.
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Fan girl gushing incoming:
I just finished Snake-Eater by @tkingfisher.com.
This is my new favorite book. I didn't know how badly I needed this book in these times of desperation and rage and bullying.
Dogs.
Found family.
Fights against oppression.
Lovely odd characters and scary monster gods.
Yes!
I just finished Snake-Eater by @tkingfisher.com.
This is my new favorite book. I didn't know how badly I needed this book in these times of desperation and rage and bullying.
Dogs.
Found family.
Fights against oppression.
Lovely odd characters and scary monster gods.
Yes!
December 16, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Fan girl gushing incoming:
I just finished Snake-Eater by @tkingfisher.com.
This is my new favorite book. I didn't know how badly I needed this book in these times of desperation and rage and bullying.
Dogs.
Found family.
Fights against oppression.
Lovely odd characters and scary monster gods.
Yes!
I just finished Snake-Eater by @tkingfisher.com.
This is my new favorite book. I didn't know how badly I needed this book in these times of desperation and rage and bullying.
Dogs.
Found family.
Fights against oppression.
Lovely odd characters and scary monster gods.
Yes!
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WE ALL NEED TO EMBRACE imperfection as a sign that we are alive and growing and changing.
December 16, 2025 at 9:37 PM
WE ALL NEED TO EMBRACE imperfection as a sign that we are alive and growing and changing.
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call your reps. find 'em here: reps.fyi
Tomorrow, the House of Representatives will vote on a bill that bans gender-affirming medical care for any transgender person under 18, and threatens any medical professional providing this care to youth with 10 years in prison.
Tell Congress to protect trans youth and vote NO.
Tell Congress to protect trans youth and vote NO.
Protect Trans Care Now
As wave after wave of extreme measures to criminalize and strip trans people of rights and safety continue, tell Congress to act.
action.aclu.org
December 16, 2025 at 10:13 PM
call your reps. find 'em here: reps.fyi
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This is the compromise? This is the bipartisanship? This is the civility? This is the return to normalcy? This is the price of winning? WHAT WILL YOU HAVE WON
Here are the 28 Dem Senators who voted to advance the first federal ban on trans athletes & a federal definition of sex that would make trans & intersex people non-existent: Angela Alsobrooks (MD), Tammy Baldwin (WI), Richard Blumenthal (CT), Lisa Blunt Rochester (DE), Chris Coons (DE), ->
By a vote of 76-23, S 1071 passes the motion to proceed to the motion to concur. Won't know who voted for this until the roll call is uploaded, but safe to say it passed with the support of at least 24 members of the Democratic caucus. (Rand Paul probably voted nay and Steve Daines has been absent).
December 16, 2025 at 9:28 AM
This is the compromise? This is the bipartisanship? This is the civility? This is the return to normalcy? This is the price of winning? WHAT WILL YOU HAVE WON
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80s babies: Get your MMR shots ASAP if you are able to, especially with the incoming healthcare crisis looming.
Don't play this game with these crazy ass people, we are way too old be catching MEASLES. I got mine earlier this year.
My Black folks especially. Don't tempt fate. You don't want this
Don't play this game with these crazy ass people, we are way too old be catching MEASLES. I got mine earlier this year.
My Black folks especially. Don't tempt fate. You don't want this
"The virus can lead to brain swelling, which can cause lasting damage, including blindness, deafness and intellectual disabilities..."
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/11/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/11/w...
December 14, 2025 at 3:06 PM
80s babies: Get your MMR shots ASAP if you are able to, especially with the incoming healthcare crisis looming.
Don't play this game with these crazy ass people, we are way too old be catching MEASLES. I got mine earlier this year.
My Black folks especially. Don't tempt fate. You don't want this
Don't play this game with these crazy ass people, we are way too old be catching MEASLES. I got mine earlier this year.
My Black folks especially. Don't tempt fate. You don't want this
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The kind .. you find … in a second hand store
December 14, 2025 at 10:54 AM
The kind .. you find … in a second hand store
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AI has actively made life worse for literally everyone
- tech is now more expensive
- you cannot trust most media of reality anymore
- programs barely function
- energy prices
- literal psychosis
- your voice can be literally stolen for evil
- more spyware
but hey, you can avoid paying an artist.
- tech is now more expensive
- you cannot trust most media of reality anymore
- programs barely function
- energy prices
- literal psychosis
- your voice can be literally stolen for evil
- more spyware
but hey, you can avoid paying an artist.
December 14, 2025 at 4:19 AM
AI has actively made life worse for literally everyone
- tech is now more expensive
- you cannot trust most media of reality anymore
- programs barely function
- energy prices
- literal psychosis
- your voice can be literally stolen for evil
- more spyware
but hey, you can avoid paying an artist.
- tech is now more expensive
- you cannot trust most media of reality anymore
- programs barely function
- energy prices
- literal psychosis
- your voice can be literally stolen for evil
- more spyware
but hey, you can avoid paying an artist.
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hey.paris/posts/appleid/
Why do we need a “technology bill of rights”? Because under capitalism will own nothing and nobody will care if you’re happy or not.
If Apple can remotely disable and delete your entire digital history, do you truly own anything?
Why do we need a “technology bill of rights”? Because under capitalism will own nothing and nobody will care if you’re happy or not.
If Apple can remotely disable and delete your entire digital history, do you truly own anything?
20 Years of Digital Life, Gone in an Instant, thanks to Apple
Summary: A major brick-and-mortar store sold an Apple Gift Card that Apple seemingly took offence to, and locked out my entire Apple ID, effectively bricking my devices and my iCloud Account, Apple De...
hey.paris
December 14, 2025 at 1:10 PM
hey.paris/posts/appleid/
Why do we need a “technology bill of rights”? Because under capitalism will own nothing and nobody will care if you’re happy or not.
If Apple can remotely disable and delete your entire digital history, do you truly own anything?
Why do we need a “technology bill of rights”? Because under capitalism will own nothing and nobody will care if you’re happy or not.
If Apple can remotely disable and delete your entire digital history, do you truly own anything?
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Jim Ward, the voice of Doug Dimmadome, Chet Ubetcha, Captain Qwark and more, has sadly passed away at the age of 66, his radio colleague Stephanie Miller confirms.
December 11, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Jim Ward, the voice of Doug Dimmadome, Chet Ubetcha, Captain Qwark and more, has sadly passed away at the age of 66, his radio colleague Stephanie Miller confirms.
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I sort of wish y'all took this more seriously, because this attitude is a reinforcement of heterosexuality as a hierarchy. It's an acknowledgement and understanding that it's not enough to "be with" a woman, or even to father children.
They define manhood as exploitation, abuse, and dominance.
They define manhood as exploitation, abuse, and dominance.
"Everything straight is actually gay" is my favourite kind of ragebait posts by these morons.
December 10, 2025 at 11:50 AM
I sort of wish y'all took this more seriously, because this attitude is a reinforcement of heterosexuality as a hierarchy. It's an acknowledgement and understanding that it's not enough to "be with" a woman, or even to father children.
They define manhood as exploitation, abuse, and dominance.
They define manhood as exploitation, abuse, and dominance.
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If these fuckos want to save money, they can go back to playing the same McChristmas commercial that played through most of my childhood. Lord help me for handing it to McDonalds, but at least it reminds me that Christmas is a fun and magical time for kids, not miserable.
youtu.be/5Xi-kKMBNe0?...
youtu.be/5Xi-kKMBNe0?...
December 9, 2025 at 11:48 AM
If these fuckos want to save money, they can go back to playing the same McChristmas commercial that played through most of my childhood. Lord help me for handing it to McDonalds, but at least it reminds me that Christmas is a fun and magical time for kids, not miserable.
youtu.be/5Xi-kKMBNe0?...
youtu.be/5Xi-kKMBNe0?...
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This is a perfect example as to why we need AI regulation yesterday.
AI cannot be the arbiter of whether human beings can live or die. This is an excuse for insurance companies to fire human workers and make our healthcare system even more nightmarish for a quick buck.
AI cannot be the arbiter of whether human beings can live or die. This is an excuse for insurance companies to fire human workers and make our healthcare system even more nightmarish for a quick buck.
"Starting Jan. 1, in six states selected to take part in a federal pilot program, traditional Medicare recipients will face a new hurdle to get certain procedures covered --
private AI companies that get paid based on how many claims they deny..."
www.kuow.org/stories/thou...
private AI companies that get paid based on how many claims they deny..."
www.kuow.org/stories/thou...
Thousands of Washington state Medicare users could soon have claims denied by AI
Starting Jan. 1, traditional Medicare recipients in Washington state will face a new hurdle to get certain procedures covered — private AI companies that get paid based on how many claims they deny.
www.kuow.org
December 8, 2025 at 8:19 PM
This is a perfect example as to why we need AI regulation yesterday.
AI cannot be the arbiter of whether human beings can live or die. This is an excuse for insurance companies to fire human workers and make our healthcare system even more nightmarish for a quick buck.
AI cannot be the arbiter of whether human beings can live or die. This is an excuse for insurance companies to fire human workers and make our healthcare system even more nightmarish for a quick buck.
Our church gave out boxes to the kids to collect donations over the holidays. When I sent my kid to get one I told him it was for putting money in.. so on the way back to me, he stopped at the collection plate and started trying to put those dollars into the box. 😅
December 7, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Our church gave out boxes to the kids to collect donations over the holidays. When I sent my kid to get one I told him it was for putting money in.. so on the way back to me, he stopped at the collection plate and started trying to put those dollars into the box. 😅
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If this change will affect you directly as viewer that uses the free, ad-supported tier, please email me at Lynzee@AnimeNewsNetwork.com and share what this means for your viewing habits and interaction with anime fandom.
Crunchyroll Announced that they are ending the Free Ad-Supported Streaming on December 31st, 2025
(This allowed you to watch certain titles for free without an active sub with ads)
As of reporting there is no changes with the other tiers
(This allowed you to watch certain titles for free without an active sub with ads)
As of reporting there is no changes with the other tiers
December 6, 2025 at 7:01 PM
If this change will affect you directly as viewer that uses the free, ad-supported tier, please email me at Lynzee@AnimeNewsNetwork.com and share what this means for your viewing habits and interaction with anime fandom.
It never fails that when I try to donate to a GFM for people outside the US, it throws a mysterious error.
December 7, 2025 at 11:22 PM
It never fails that when I try to donate to a GFM for people outside the US, it throws a mysterious error.
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Yeah why can't we ever get...
>Bite >Change >"Oh, oh wow is this what being alive really feels like?" >Everyone ELSE takes issue with this >"Fuck you, this is what I want to be, so I will..."
>Survive and Thrive out of spite
You can even sequel hook that shit.
>Bite >Change >"Oh, oh wow is this what being alive really feels like?" >Everyone ELSE takes issue with this >"Fuck you, this is what I want to be, so I will..."
>Survive and Thrive out of spite
You can even sequel hook that shit.
December 5, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Yeah why can't we ever get...
>Bite >Change >"Oh, oh wow is this what being alive really feels like?" >Everyone ELSE takes issue with this >"Fuck you, this is what I want to be, so I will..."
>Survive and Thrive out of spite
You can even sequel hook that shit.
>Bite >Change >"Oh, oh wow is this what being alive really feels like?" >Everyone ELSE takes issue with this >"Fuck you, this is what I want to be, so I will..."
>Survive and Thrive out of spite
You can even sequel hook that shit.
Getting my first tattoo tomorrow, so that’s exciting
December 4, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Getting my first tattoo tomorrow, so that’s exciting
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Here’s my Spotify Wrapped 🎵✨
December 3, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Here’s my Spotify Wrapped 🎵✨
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WELCOME TO THE DRACULA PAPRIKA DISCOURSE!!
(meme from tumblr, not my own, original link seems to be dead now)
(meme from tumblr, not my own, original link seems to be dead now)
December 3, 2025 at 8:30 PM
WELCOME TO THE DRACULA PAPRIKA DISCOURSE!!
(meme from tumblr, not my own, original link seems to be dead now)
(meme from tumblr, not my own, original link seems to be dead now)
It occurs to me that one of the most famous people from my hometown is known for his music about getting the fuck away from there.
December 1, 2025 at 9:53 PM
It occurs to me that one of the most famous people from my hometown is known for his music about getting the fuck away from there.
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Maybe another way to think of it is as the "participation line" - the income one needs to fully participate in expected aspects of US life without worrying about plunging into deprivation one way or another
(gift article)
wapo.st/3MeOGki
(gift article)
wapo.st/3MeOGki
An investor called $140,000 the new poverty line. Experts disagreed but said he had a point.
Michael Green’s tally of the costs of raising a family in the U.S. today is going viral, even if some economists scoff at his math.
wapo.st
November 30, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Maybe another way to think of it is as the "participation line" - the income one needs to fully participate in expected aspects of US life without worrying about plunging into deprivation one way or another
(gift article)
wapo.st/3MeOGki
(gift article)
wapo.st/3MeOGki
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“The outlets repeatedly making these incorrect predictions were not fringe blogs. They were the New York Times, the Washington Post, The Atlantic, FiveThirtyEight, CNN, MSNBC, NBC News, the New Yorker, the Wall Street Journal, the New York Post, CNBC, NPR, Newsweek, “
“The outlets repeatedly making these incorrect predictions were not fringe blogs. They were the New York Times, the Washington Post, The Atlantic, FiveThirtyEight, CNN, MSNBC, NBC News, the New Yorker, the Wall Street Journal, the New York Post, CNBC, NPR, Newsweek, “
November 30, 2025 at 5:11 PM
medium.com/@carmitage/t...
“The outlets repeatedly making these incorrect predictions were not fringe blogs. They were the New York Times, the Washington Post, The Atlantic, FiveThirtyEight, CNN, MSNBC, NBC News, the New Yorker, the Wall Street Journal, the New York Post, CNBC, NPR, Newsweek, “
“The outlets repeatedly making these incorrect predictions were not fringe blogs. They were the New York Times, the Washington Post, The Atlantic, FiveThirtyEight, CNN, MSNBC, NBC News, the New Yorker, the Wall Street Journal, the New York Post, CNBC, NPR, Newsweek, “