Tessa
@tessamayk.bsky.social
~a girl who belonged wherever she was~
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Translation: We billionaires need massive amounts of electricity for our AI to make us trillionaires and put people out of work, and we thank you for being able to convince so many dopes into paying a lot more on their electric bills over the next few years to make it happen.
September 5, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Translation: We billionaires need massive amounts of electricity for our AI to make us trillionaires and put people out of work, and we thank you for being able to convince so many dopes into paying a lot more on their electric bills over the next few years to make it happen.
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Survey of 8 countries including Spain and the US finds 82% of people support setting aside 30% land + sea for nature.
All over the world, people WANT rewilding. Time our politicians started turning that clear wish into actual policy. Let's bring nature back!!!
share.google/8lsJ5PfS2nau...
All over the world, people WANT rewilding. Time our politicians started turning that clear wish into actual policy. Let's bring nature back!!!
share.google/8lsJ5PfS2nau...
Public strongly backs aim of 30% of land and sea set aside for nature, poll finds
Survey of eight countries finds 82% of people support 30x30 biodiversity target, as progress stalls on protected areas
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September 5, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Survey of 8 countries including Spain and the US finds 82% of people support setting aside 30% land + sea for nature.
All over the world, people WANT rewilding. Time our politicians started turning that clear wish into actual policy. Let's bring nature back!!!
share.google/8lsJ5PfS2nau...
All over the world, people WANT rewilding. Time our politicians started turning that clear wish into actual policy. Let's bring nature back!!!
share.google/8lsJ5PfS2nau...
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So glad to see someone finally pointing to the elephant in the room with the big neon sign that says ELEPHANT hanging above it and saying, "Hey, that's a fucking elephant!" in The Press; very surprised to see it in the WaPo of all places. Are editors breaking ranks or what?
May 13, 2025 at 6:55 AM
So glad to see someone finally pointing to the elephant in the room with the big neon sign that says ELEPHANT hanging above it and saying, "Hey, that's a fucking elephant!" in The Press; very surprised to see it in the WaPo of all places. Are editors breaking ranks or what?
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Employees who use AI tools like ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini at work face negative judgments about their competence and motivation from colleagues and managers, according to a new study.
AI use damages professional reputation, study suggests
New Duke study says workers judge others for AI use—and hide its use, fearing stigma.
arstechnica.com
May 12, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Employees who use AI tools like ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini at work face negative judgments about their competence and motivation from colleagues and managers, according to a new study.
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im laughing very hard at this
BREAKING: The Episcopal Church has announced it will end its decades-old partnership with the government to resettle refugees, citing moral opposition to resettling white Afrikaners from South Africa who have been classified as refugees by the Trump admin. religionnews.com/2025/05/12/e...
Episcopal Church refuses to resettle white Afrikaners, ends partnership with US government
(RNS) — In light of our church’s steadfast commitment to racial justice and reconciliation and our historic ties with the Anglican Church of Southern Africa, we are not able to take this step,' the pr...
religionnews.com
May 12, 2025 at 4:28 PM
im laughing very hard at this
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He's a convicted felon who incited an insurrection. How can we possibly know what's in his heart?
May 12, 2025 at 4:42 PM
He's a convicted felon who incited an insurrection. How can we possibly know what's in his heart?
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It's almost time! Our Summer Creative Nonfiction Contest opens May 15. This year's contest will be judged by @nezhukumatathil.bsky.social.
Open to all types of CNF essays up to 5,000 words. One winner receives $1000 and publication. Spread the word!
prairieschooner.unl.edu/submit/creat...
Open to all types of CNF essays up to 5,000 words. One winner receives $1000 and publication. Spread the word!
prairieschooner.unl.edu/submit/creat...
May 12, 2025 at 4:58 PM
It's almost time! Our Summer Creative Nonfiction Contest opens May 15. This year's contest will be judged by @nezhukumatathil.bsky.social.
Open to all types of CNF essays up to 5,000 words. One winner receives $1000 and publication. Spread the word!
prairieschooner.unl.edu/submit/creat...
Open to all types of CNF essays up to 5,000 words. One winner receives $1000 and publication. Spread the word!
prairieschooner.unl.edu/submit/creat...
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And all it takes is one WaPo op-ed, or one "smart" person opining on it. The imprimatur is important for people to accept because of the unthinking confidence in authority and existing systems. "They can't be fascist. America is a democracy." So the fascist actions become acceptable.
The other dimension for urgent reflection here is that, if you can get respectable people to agree to terrible things, they will automatically convince themselves that those things are not terrible, and must be respectable, precisely because they agree with them.
March 18, 2025 at 10:21 AM
And all it takes is one WaPo op-ed, or one "smart" person opining on it. The imprimatur is important for people to accept because of the unthinking confidence in authority and existing systems. "They can't be fascist. America is a democracy." So the fascist actions become acceptable.
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I’m crying, this is so funny
WEAPONIZED MANSPLAINING FOR ESPIONAGE ☠️☠️
WEAPONIZED MANSPLAINING FOR ESPIONAGE ☠️☠️
“If she wants to know something specific, but doesn’t want people to notice her asking questions, she should simply make incorrect statements while in the company of experts. Her companions will correct her, especially if they're men.”
- Advice for female agents in WW2, provided during SOE training
- Advice for female agents in WW2, provided during SOE training
March 17, 2025 at 1:03 PM
I’m crying, this is so funny
WEAPONIZED MANSPLAINING FOR ESPIONAGE ☠️☠️
WEAPONIZED MANSPLAINING FOR ESPIONAGE ☠️☠️
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Just throwing out some possibilities.
1) Blue states declare a state of emergency
2) Enact the title 2 of the Emergency Banking Act of 1933
3) Restrict moneys transferred out of state specifically targeting transfers to the IRS
4) Redirect those transfers to a state escrow account.
5) Sue me
1) Blue states declare a state of emergency
2) Enact the title 2 of the Emergency Banking Act of 1933
3) Restrict moneys transferred out of state specifically targeting transfers to the IRS
4) Redirect those transfers to a state escrow account.
5) Sue me
March 17, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Just throwing out some possibilities.
1) Blue states declare a state of emergency
2) Enact the title 2 of the Emergency Banking Act of 1933
3) Restrict moneys transferred out of state specifically targeting transfers to the IRS
4) Redirect those transfers to a state escrow account.
5) Sue me
1) Blue states declare a state of emergency
2) Enact the title 2 of the Emergency Banking Act of 1933
3) Restrict moneys transferred out of state specifically targeting transfers to the IRS
4) Redirect those transfers to a state escrow account.
5) Sue me
March 17, 2025 at 2:09 AM
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If you live in NC, call every Republican politician you know. Call every farmer you know and ask them to do the same
When money walks , voters talk. Make sure they know this effects everyone in their town and state
www.wunc.org/news/2025-03...
When money walks , voters talk. Make sure they know this effects everyone in their town and state
www.wunc.org/news/2025-03...
USDA cancels $11 million in federal funding for North Carolina food banks
The USDA has notified the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services that it would terminate the agreement for the Local Food Purchase Assistance Program, which is one of the progr...
www.wunc.org
March 15, 2025 at 6:26 PM
If you live in NC, call every Republican politician you know. Call every farmer you know and ask them to do the same
When money walks , voters talk. Make sure they know this effects everyone in their town and state
www.wunc.org/news/2025-03...
When money walks , voters talk. Make sure they know this effects everyone in their town and state
www.wunc.org/news/2025-03...
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Is not tomorrow, boy, the ides of March?
March 14, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Is not tomorrow, boy, the ides of March?
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This protest zine was made by a student in the Grossmont Union High School District and passed out at the board meeting on Tuesday.
The kids are going to be alright.
The kids are going to be alright.
March 13, 2025 at 1:48 PM
This protest zine was made by a student in the Grossmont Union High School District and passed out at the board meeting on Tuesday.
The kids are going to be alright.
The kids are going to be alright.
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As long as I live, I will never understand how “it should be easier for multi-billion-dollar corporations to dump poison in the water my children drink” became popular politics with half the country.
www.nbcnews.com/science/envi... 🌎🧪
www.nbcnews.com/science/envi... 🌎🧪
EPA administrator announces huge rollback of environmental regulations
Lee Zeldin said he will reconsider a list of core EPA policies, including emissions standards for vehicles and the finding that serves as the basis for addressing climate change.
www.nbcnews.com
March 13, 2025 at 12:28 PM
As long as I live, I will never understand how “it should be easier for multi-billion-dollar corporations to dump poison in the water my children drink” became popular politics with half the country.
www.nbcnews.com/science/envi... 🌎🧪
www.nbcnews.com/science/envi... 🌎🧪
March 8, 2025 at 4:02 AM
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Reminded that Butler was not a prophet, rather she was someone who paid attention. She constantly read newspapers & academic research articles on cults, climate change, racism & sexism. She saw the patterns & signs & tried to warn us.
Clip of Octavia E. Butler on @democracynow.org discussing Parable of the Sower and Parable of the Talents from "The Landline", ed. Tiffany Rose & @ashleysimpo.bsky.social
"In hindsight, her warnings about climate change, authoritarianism, and survival feel less like fiction and more like prophecy."
"In hindsight, her warnings about climate change, authoritarianism, and survival feel less like fiction and more like prophecy."
Remembering Octavia Butler: Black Sci-Fi Writer Shares Cautionary Tales In Unearthed 2005 Interview
YouTube video by Democracy Now!
youtu.be
March 6, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Reminded that Butler was not a prophet, rather she was someone who paid attention. She constantly read newspapers & academic research articles on cults, climate change, racism & sexism. She saw the patterns & signs & tried to warn us.
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One thing I'm fucken sick of hearing is that people on the poverty line "don't want handouts."
Well, the rich take hand outs. Maybe they're rich bc they were offered handouts. Maybe they're rich bc they take them.
This "shame in receiving free money" for the poor but not the rich makes me SO MAD
Well, the rich take hand outs. Maybe they're rich bc they were offered handouts. Maybe they're rich bc they take them.
This "shame in receiving free money" for the poor but not the rich makes me SO MAD
March 5, 2025 at 7:51 PM
One thing I'm fucken sick of hearing is that people on the poverty line "don't want handouts."
Well, the rich take hand outs. Maybe they're rich bc they were offered handouts. Maybe they're rich bc they take them.
This "shame in receiving free money" for the poor but not the rich makes me SO MAD
Well, the rich take hand outs. Maybe they're rich bc they were offered handouts. Maybe they're rich bc they take them.
This "shame in receiving free money" for the poor but not the rich makes me SO MAD
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Alaska is reviving a brutal program to gun down up to 80% of wolves & other predators from helicopters. Officials claim it helps moose & caribou, but even state research says otherwise.
This slaughter is inhumane & unjust.
Read more: bit.ly/ResidentsOut...
This slaughter is inhumane & unjust.
Read more: bit.ly/ResidentsOut...
March 4, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Alaska is reviving a brutal program to gun down up to 80% of wolves & other predators from helicopters. Officials claim it helps moose & caribou, but even state research says otherwise.
This slaughter is inhumane & unjust.
Read more: bit.ly/ResidentsOut...
This slaughter is inhumane & unjust.
Read more: bit.ly/ResidentsOut...
March 6, 2025 at 5:07 AM
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Unlike traditional tariffs, an oligarch tax targets those who benefit the most from globalization: billionaires and the corporations they control
It would impose high costs on the de facto current US administration
It would impose high costs on the de facto current US administration
March 3, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Unlike traditional tariffs, an oligarch tax targets those who benefit the most from globalization: billionaires and the corporations they control
It would impose high costs on the de facto current US administration
It would impose high costs on the de facto current US administration
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A # of problems would have been greatly reduced by white men simply liking themselves instead of measuring their self-worth by the oppression of others.
The ideology of white supremacy & patriarchy is a collective self-esteem failure that prevented many people from building a self-worth on merit.
The ideology of white supremacy & patriarchy is a collective self-esteem failure that prevented many people from building a self-worth on merit.
February 26, 2025 at 10:47 PM
A # of problems would have been greatly reduced by white men simply liking themselves instead of measuring their self-worth by the oppression of others.
The ideology of white supremacy & patriarchy is a collective self-esteem failure that prevented many people from building a self-worth on merit.
The ideology of white supremacy & patriarchy is a collective self-esteem failure that prevented many people from building a self-worth on merit.