R.E.Ward
@snap-dragons.bsky.social
Yeah my parents really did give me this wonderful initials/last name combo. 🏳️⚧️ 🏳️🌈
He/Him
NCSU Alum
Sci-fi fantasy nerd 🖖
He/Him
NCSU Alum
Sci-fi fantasy nerd 🖖
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I don't want gen AI in my software
I don't want gen AI in my phone
I don't want gen AI in my email
I don't want gen AI in my recipes
I don't want gen AI in my safety documentation
I don't want gen AI in my schools
I don't want gen AI in my healthcare
I don't want gen AI in my life
I don't want gen AI in my phone
I don't want gen AI in my email
I don't want gen AI in my recipes
I don't want gen AI in my safety documentation
I don't want gen AI in my schools
I don't want gen AI in my healthcare
I don't want gen AI in my life
I don't want gen AI in my browser
I don't want gen AI in my pc
I don't want gen AI in my art
I don't want gen AI in my games
I don't want gen AI in my music
I don't want gen AI in my movies
I don't want gen AI in my books
I don't want gen AI in my cart
I don't want gen AI in my life
I don't want gen AI in my pc
I don't want gen AI in my art
I don't want gen AI in my games
I don't want gen AI in my music
I don't want gen AI in my movies
I don't want gen AI in my books
I don't want gen AI in my cart
I don't want gen AI in my life
December 26, 2025 at 4:42 PM
I don't want gen AI in my software
I don't want gen AI in my phone
I don't want gen AI in my email
I don't want gen AI in my recipes
I don't want gen AI in my safety documentation
I don't want gen AI in my schools
I don't want gen AI in my healthcare
I don't want gen AI in my life
I don't want gen AI in my phone
I don't want gen AI in my email
I don't want gen AI in my recipes
I don't want gen AI in my safety documentation
I don't want gen AI in my schools
I don't want gen AI in my healthcare
I don't want gen AI in my life
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A great example of how the @nytimes.com centers white Americans and Trump supporters in its anecdotal political coverage. You never see stories like this about Black Democrats whose cities are cracked in Republican gerrymandering to give them Republican elected officials.
They Wanted a Conservative State. They Might Get a Democratic Representative Instead.
The passage of Proposition 50, which redrew California’s congressional map, means that all of the state’s conservative north is likely to be represented by Democrats.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/26/u...
The passage of Proposition 50, which redrew California’s congressional map, means that all of the state’s conservative north is likely to be represented by Democrats.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/26/u...
They Wanted a Conservative State. They Might Get a Democratic Representative Instead.
www.nytimes.com
December 26, 2025 at 1:13 PM
A great example of how the @nytimes.com centers white Americans and Trump supporters in its anecdotal political coverage. You never see stories like this about Black Democrats whose cities are cracked in Republican gerrymandering to give them Republican elected officials.
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still one of the funniest redactions I’ve ever seen in the Titan investigation interviews
MYSTERIOUS SUBMERSIBLE EXPERT: “well I’m sure you’re familiar with my film Titanic”
MYSTERIOUS SUBMERSIBLE EXPERT: “well I’m sure you’re familiar with my film Titanic”
He’s seen the forbidden things at the bottom of the sea. Things that no man was meant to see
December 26, 2025 at 3:56 AM
still one of the funniest redactions I’ve ever seen in the Titan investigation interviews
MYSTERIOUS SUBMERSIBLE EXPERT: “well I’m sure you’re familiar with my film Titanic”
MYSTERIOUS SUBMERSIBLE EXPERT: “well I’m sure you’re familiar with my film Titanic”
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remember when the democrats decided to tactically stop pointing out that these people are weird freaks no one likes
Indiana State Senator wishes you a Merry Christmas by… posting images of himself assaulting Santa Claus.
Are the fascists okay?
Are the fascists okay?
December 26, 2025 at 12:45 AM
remember when the democrats decided to tactically stop pointing out that these people are weird freaks no one likes
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CREATING A TRACKING NUMBER DOES NOT MEAN THE PACKAGE HAS SHIPPED
Let’s air those grievances. I want to hear your pettiest gripes on this the holiest of days.
December 24, 2025 at 12:24 PM
CREATING A TRACKING NUMBER DOES NOT MEAN THE PACKAGE HAS SHIPPED
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a lot of people don't realize that Christmas carols and traditions are actually folk memories of suppressed pre-Christian events, namely the end of the Third Age and the Fall of Sauron.
December 24, 2025 at 10:05 PM
a lot of people don't realize that Christmas carols and traditions are actually folk memories of suppressed pre-Christian events, namely the end of the Third Age and the Fall of Sauron.
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when some people choose between a weekly injection or daily pill to regulate their hormones so as to align their body with their desired appearance i guess it's no big deal
U.S. regulators on Monday gave the green light to a pill version of the blockbuster weight-loss drug Wegovy, the first daily oral medication to treat obesity. n.pr/4pNYnVN
U.S. regulators approve Wegovy pill for weight loss
U.S. regulators on Monday gave the green light to a pill version of the blockbuster weight-loss drug Wegovy, the first daily oral medication to treat obesity.
n.pr
December 23, 2025 at 2:26 PM
when some people choose between a weekly injection or daily pill to regulate their hormones so as to align their body with their desired appearance i guess it's no big deal
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look at how little effort it takes for someone on the conservative grievance circuit to destroy a life
millions of college kids have half assed an assignment at the last minute, you eat the F and move on
but the effort to push trans people out of public life will use whatever it can get
millions of college kids have half assed an assignment at the last minute, you eat the F and move on
but the effort to push trans people out of public life will use whatever it can get
Worth noting that the student admits that she just threw the thing together in 30 minutes without reading the paper she was supposed to be responding to.
December 23, 2025 at 5:53 PM
look at how little effort it takes for someone on the conservative grievance circuit to destroy a life
millions of college kids have half assed an assignment at the last minute, you eat the F and move on
but the effort to push trans people out of public life will use whatever it can get
millions of college kids have half assed an assignment at the last minute, you eat the F and move on
but the effort to push trans people out of public life will use whatever it can get
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A legend indeed
December 23, 2025 at 5:42 PM
A legend indeed
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surely the women's bathroom is a sacred space ive been told by conservatives
ICE agents illegally break into a woman's bathroom in a NY nutrition bar manufacturing plant. "Pull up your pants," says a male agent. The agents only had a warrant to review employer documents. They didn't have a warrant to search for, detain, or arrest anyone there.
December 22, 2025 at 8:04 PM
surely the women's bathroom is a sacred space ive been told by conservatives
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New proposed federal rules targeting youth would prohibit most hospitals from providing gender-affirming care and ban Medicaid from covering such services anywhere.
Our experts explore the proposals’ implications for transgender youth and their families: https://on.kff.org/4avsnRK
Our experts explore the proposals’ implications for transgender youth and their families: https://on.kff.org/4avsnRK
New Trump Administration Proposals Would Further Limit Gender Affirming Care for Young People by Restricting Providers and Reducing Coverage | KFF
This brief examines two proposed federal rules that would further restrict youth access to gender affirming care. One rule would change the hospital Conditions of Participation (CoPs) which would proh...
on.kff.org
December 22, 2025 at 5:19 PM
New proposed federal rules targeting youth would prohibit most hospitals from providing gender-affirming care and ban Medicaid from covering such services anywhere.
Our experts explore the proposals’ implications for transgender youth and their families: https://on.kff.org/4avsnRK
Our experts explore the proposals’ implications for transgender youth and their families: https://on.kff.org/4avsnRK
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what is this, rfk jr.’s research agenda?
In Mr Beast’s new video, a woman is alone for two weeks on a platform in the sky. and each day, a balloon is released at an inopportune moment for her. And if she fails to shoot the balloon with an arrow, they take a small portion of the platform that is her home
December 22, 2025 at 4:17 AM
what is this, rfk jr.’s research agenda?
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Hey, hey, RFK.
How many kids did you kill today?
How many kids did you kill today?
BREAKING: RFKJr directs that the US instantly stop recommending all vaccinations for children. www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
Under RFK Jr., U.S. plans to stop recommending most vaccines, defer to doctors
The plan, which is not finalized, suggests children get fewer shots and shifts to a model telling parents to consult doctors to make their own vaccine choices.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 20, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Hey, hey, RFK.
How many kids did you kill today?
How many kids did you kill today?
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Here's some free, downloadable patterns for sewing your own binders: ureshiidesign.ca/blog/binder-...
There's detailed assembly instructions here: ureshiidesign.ca/blog/binder-...
There's detailed assembly instructions here: ureshiidesign.ca/blog/binder-...
Binder Pattern Download
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Two years, several versions, and thousands of downloads ago I listed this pattern for a binder on our website. For the past year it has only been avail...
ureshiidesign.ca
December 19, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Here's some free, downloadable patterns for sewing your own binders: ureshiidesign.ca/blog/binder-...
There's detailed assembly instructions here: ureshiidesign.ca/blog/binder-...
There's detailed assembly instructions here: ureshiidesign.ca/blog/binder-...
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The fact that the System Office have spent the most time talking about the need to expose syllabus contents to public scrutiny and have offered only nominal arguments about student convenience is really telling. Recall Peter Hand's op-ed, and the blathering about "the public's trust"
It’s the entire point. There’s no plan to make this meaningful for students. No plan to use it administratively. Its design and implementation signals its only real intent. It’s best and easiest use case is for systematic harassment and to scare faculty into complying in advance.
We know the students don’t read the syllabuses. So who will? Right-wing activists looking for excuses to hound profs.
December 20, 2025 at 4:46 PM
The fact that the System Office have spent the most time talking about the need to expose syllabus contents to public scrutiny and have offered only nominal arguments about student convenience is really telling. Recall Peter Hand's op-ed, and the blathering about "the public's trust"
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Interesting to consider that if you were to go and deface the Kennedy center by removing Trump’s name, you’d be arrested and charged with a crime, but your act would be no more unlawful than what they’re doing right now.
NEWS: They're adding Trump's name to the Kennedy Center building right now. www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...
Kennedy Center adds Trump’s name to building
The signage change follows a vote by the board of trustees to rename the performing arts complex the Trump Kennedy Center.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 19, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Interesting to consider that if you were to go and deface the Kennedy center by removing Trump’s name, you’d be arrested and charged with a crime, but your act would be no more unlawful than what they’re doing right now.
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this is a good reminder of how things that are shitty but have been accepted as normal and inevitable can actually turn out to be abnormal and evitable with some science, time, education and political will
December 19, 2025 at 8:44 PM
this is a good reminder of how things that are shitty but have been accepted as normal and inevitable can actually turn out to be abnormal and evitable with some science, time, education and political will
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Congratulations to everyone who wrote an op-ed about how he just wants americans to eat better
BREAKING: RFKJr directs that the US instantly stop recommending all vaccinations for children. www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
Under RFK Jr., U.S. plans to stop recommending most vaccines, defer to doctors
The plan, which is not finalized, suggests children get fewer shots and shifts to a model telling parents to consult doctors to make their own vaccine choices.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 19, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Congratulations to everyone who wrote an op-ed about how he just wants americans to eat better
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NEW: A brief Q&A with the guy slapping Trump’s name on the Kennedy Center
“Matt, is this the first time that you’ve defaced a public building?“
Today, at Law Dork:
“Matt, is this the first time that you’ve defaced a public building?“
Today, at Law Dork:
A brief Q&A with the guy slapping Trump’s name on the Kennedy Center
“Matt, is this the first time that you’ve defaced a public building?“
www.lawdork.com
December 19, 2025 at 10:26 PM
NEW: A brief Q&A with the guy slapping Trump’s name on the Kennedy Center
“Matt, is this the first time that you’ve defaced a public building?“
Today, at Law Dork:
“Matt, is this the first time that you’ve defaced a public building?“
Today, at Law Dork:
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calvin and hobbes rules and has always ruled because it's not ubiquitous. no toy tie-ins, no cartoons, no official t-shirts or whatever. it relied on the books alone to stay popular and that makes it special. leave bill watterson alone
This headline starts unremarkably, and ends with me seeing red. www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...
Roy Lee Grossed $9B From Movies Like ‘Weapons’ and ‘Minecraft’ But What He Really Wants to Do Is Make ‘Calvin & Hobbes’
In a rare interview, THR’s Producer of the Year, whose 11 credits in 2025 also include ‘The Long Walk’ and ‘How to Train Your Dragon,’ explains why studios should give fewer notes and how a psychic dr...
www.hollywoodreporter.com
December 18, 2025 at 9:58 PM
calvin and hobbes rules and has always ruled because it's not ubiquitous. no toy tie-ins, no cartoons, no official t-shirts or whatever. it relied on the books alone to stay popular and that makes it special. leave bill watterson alone
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French publishing house Harlequin decided to use AI translation instead of human translations.
All their freelance translators (some of whom had been working with Harlequin for +30y!!!) were told they would no longer receive work from Harlequin
All their freelance translators (some of whom had been working with Harlequin for +30y!!!) were told they would no longer receive work from Harlequin
December 18, 2025 at 8:01 PM
French publishing house Harlequin decided to use AI translation instead of human translations.
All their freelance translators (some of whom had been working with Harlequin for +30y!!!) were told they would no longer receive work from Harlequin
All their freelance translators (some of whom had been working with Harlequin for +30y!!!) were told they would no longer receive work from Harlequin
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Congratulations, those of you who decided to platform fringe voices and create a climate of fear and hate out of ignorance because those voices insisted a non-problem was a problem. They're now on an HHS stage trying to ruin children's lives. You will live with the harm you have done forever.
December 18, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Congratulations, those of you who decided to platform fringe voices and create a climate of fear and hate out of ignorance because those voices insisted a non-problem was a problem. They're now on an HHS stage trying to ruin children's lives. You will live with the harm you have done forever.
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“Cutting costs” does a lot of work to obscure that they want to cut very particular costs, the labor of faculty, TAs, staff, while being extremely excited to funnel large, maybe infinite, amounts to private corporations, while destroying the core mission and alienating students etc
If you think I'm going to pay $80k a year in tuition you better believe I want my kid taught by an underpaid human TA who is slowly beating eaten alive by ennui and his marinating feelings of grievance over the impossibility of ever landing a tenure track job.
December 18, 2025 at 7:06 PM
“Cutting costs” does a lot of work to obscure that they want to cut very particular costs, the labor of faculty, TAs, staff, while being extremely excited to funnel large, maybe infinite, amounts to private corporations, while destroying the core mission and alienating students etc