SR Van Ness
@srvanness.bsky.social
Embracing mystery, reclaiming my sense of wonder, championing books, and trying to dismantle patriarchal systems—especially the ones I keep uncovering in me. 💙
Let me get this straight: If I disabled the “smart” stuff that gives Google permission to use all my emails and attachments to train their AI, I lose all my categories so that it is impossible to find the important emails amidst all the ads and nonsense? This is such BS.
STOP STEALING TO TRAIN AI
STOP STEALING TO TRAIN AI
December 3, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Let me get this straight: If I disabled the “smart” stuff that gives Google permission to use all my emails and attachments to train their AI, I lose all my categories so that it is impossible to find the important emails amidst all the ads and nonsense? This is such BS.
STOP STEALING TO TRAIN AI
STOP STEALING TO TRAIN AI
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The boats the regime is claiming are going from Venezuela to the US would need to refuel over 20 times to get to Miami.
They are lying to us.
They are lying to us.
December 3, 2025 at 5:40 PM
The boats the regime is claiming are going from Venezuela to the US would need to refuel over 20 times to get to Miami.
They are lying to us.
They are lying to us.
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JUST IN: Mike Johnson plans to swear in Rep.-elect Matt Van Epps on Thursday — less than two days after he won the TN-07 special election.
As a reminder, it took Johnson 50 days to swear in Democratic Rep. Adelita Grijalva.
As a reminder, it took Johnson 50 days to swear in Democratic Rep. Adelita Grijalva.
December 3, 2025 at 8:31 PM
JUST IN: Mike Johnson plans to swear in Rep.-elect Matt Van Epps on Thursday — less than two days after he won the TN-07 special election.
As a reminder, it took Johnson 50 days to swear in Democratic Rep. Adelita Grijalva.
As a reminder, it took Johnson 50 days to swear in Democratic Rep. Adelita Grijalva.
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I hope someone draws this wonderful story about Tom Stoppard's Arcadia and the power of the arts to help us see things differently, to the attention of our Education Secretary. Do read it, it will lift your spirits.
December 2, 2025 at 10:59 AM
I hope someone draws this wonderful story about Tom Stoppard's Arcadia and the power of the arts to help us see things differently, to the attention of our Education Secretary. Do read it, it will lift your spirits.
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Hi there! We’re not ‘device hoarding,’ we’re paying for groceries and healthcare instead of buying new phones every year, hope this helps your cold dead heart
November 30, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Hi there! We’re not ‘device hoarding,’ we’re paying for groceries and healthcare instead of buying new phones every year, hope this helps your cold dead heart
Cider’s first snow. He’s a fan.
November 29, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Cider’s first snow. He’s a fan.
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The EPA will approve two new pesticides containing “forever chemicals” and relax a reporting rule for companies who make products with forever chemicals.
The moves come after a $60 million lobbying blitz from the forever chemical industry.
Where is the MAHA outcry?
The moves come after a $60 million lobbying blitz from the forever chemical industry.
Where is the MAHA outcry?
November 24, 2025 at 5:19 PM
The EPA will approve two new pesticides containing “forever chemicals” and relax a reporting rule for companies who make products with forever chemicals.
The moves come after a $60 million lobbying blitz from the forever chemical industry.
Where is the MAHA outcry?
The moves come after a $60 million lobbying blitz from the forever chemical industry.
Where is the MAHA outcry?
Am I the only one who thinks this Venezuela stuff isn’t about drugs, but it’s really all about oil?
November 16, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Am I the only one who thinks this Venezuela stuff isn’t about drugs, but it’s really all about oil?
I love how the Apple News articles buffer buffer buffer before showing you the paywall 😤
November 16, 2025 at 9:42 PM
I love how the Apple News articles buffer buffer buffer before showing you the paywall 😤
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We're headed into the holiday season, so two things to know:
- The only items in the store that are more expensive due to tariffs are: two leather bookmarks. The other 2,100 gift items and 47,000 books haven't gone up. thehauntedbookshop.com
- A trip to a local bookshop is a present in itself 📚❤️
- The only items in the store that are more expensive due to tariffs are: two leather bookmarks. The other 2,100 gift items and 47,000 books haven't gone up. thehauntedbookshop.com
- A trip to a local bookshop is a present in itself 📚❤️
thehauntedbookshop.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:28 AM
We're headed into the holiday season, so two things to know:
- The only items in the store that are more expensive due to tariffs are: two leather bookmarks. The other 2,100 gift items and 47,000 books haven't gone up. thehauntedbookshop.com
- A trip to a local bookshop is a present in itself 📚❤️
- The only items in the store that are more expensive due to tariffs are: two leather bookmarks. The other 2,100 gift items and 47,000 books haven't gone up. thehauntedbookshop.com
- A trip to a local bookshop is a present in itself 📚❤️
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Innocent people wouldn’t need to hold an emergency meeting to try to find a way to block the release of the Epstein Files
November 12, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Innocent people wouldn’t need to hold an emergency meeting to try to find a way to block the release of the Epstein Files
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The first and last lines of Joni Ernst’s legacy as a human on earth will be that she was instrumental in the confirmation of the Sec of Defense most hostile to women serving in military, and she knew that when she voted for him.
November 12, 2025 at 12:55 AM
The first and last lines of Joni Ernst’s legacy as a human on earth will be that she was instrumental in the confirmation of the Sec of Defense most hostile to women serving in military, and she knew that when she voted for him.
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Yeah, keep calling the Survivors a hoax you pig.
The more Trump says "The Epstein Hoax" the more pissed off every damn woman gets.
The more Trump says "The Epstein Hoax" the more pissed off every damn woman gets.
November 12, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Yeah, keep calling the Survivors a hoax you pig.
The more Trump says "The Epstein Hoax" the more pissed off every damn woman gets.
The more Trump says "The Epstein Hoax" the more pissed off every damn woman gets.
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This is the most corrupt administration in U.S. history.
November 12, 2025 at 6:45 PM
This is the most corrupt administration in U.S. history.
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NEW via CNN: “The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes the attacks are illegal”
Exclusive: UK suspends some intelligence sharing with US over boat strike concerns in major break | CNN Politics
The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes ...
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November 11, 2025 at 3:17 PM
NEW via CNN: “The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes the attacks are illegal”
A little autumn color, caught during my dog’s walk.
November 10, 2025 at 9:45 PM
A little autumn color, caught during my dog’s walk.
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No Kings No Hunger: Fill-A-Truck Campaign
Help us load up hope—one box, one truck, one community at a time. Now, we’re turning that energy into direct action with Fill-A-Truck, a grassroots campaign to combat hunger in underserved communities across the country.
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Help us load up hope—one box, one truck, one community at a time. Now, we’re turning that energy into direct action with Fill-A-Truck, a grassroots campaign to combat hunger in underserved communities across the country.
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November 8, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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You can read Sen. Donahue's full op-ed on protecting IPERS and fulfilling our promise to public workers here: bit.ly/3WLP2kB
November 7, 2025 at 9:30 PM
You can read Sen. Donahue's full op-ed on protecting IPERS and fulfilling our promise to public workers here: bit.ly/3WLP2kB
Being married to a Type I diabetic, being hypothyroid myself, and thinking about all the necessary meds my various family members and friends are on, I can’t help but wonder about all the people stuck in ICE detention centers who are likely not getting the medicines they desperately need.
November 7, 2025 at 4:12 AM
Being married to a Type I diabetic, being hypothyroid myself, and thinking about all the necessary meds my various family members and friends are on, I can’t help but wonder about all the people stuck in ICE detention centers who are likely not getting the medicines they desperately need.
Rewatching the Ghostbusters: Answer the Call (Melissa McCarthy, Kate McKinnon, Kristin Wiig, Leslie Jones) and once again irritated at how panned this film was by critics and patriarchal watchers who couldn’t stand to see women in these roles. It’s fun and funny and in the spirit of the original.
November 7, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Rewatching the Ghostbusters: Answer the Call (Melissa McCarthy, Kate McKinnon, Kristin Wiig, Leslie Jones) and once again irritated at how panned this film was by critics and patriarchal watchers who couldn’t stand to see women in these roles. It’s fun and funny and in the spirit of the original.
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November 5, 2025 at 11:09 PM