Tiffany Knapp
@tiffylemurface.bsky.social
Look, I get it, AI is bad and shouldn't be used to steal art or float through education. I'm with you. But can we stop telling people em dashes are an AI-exclusive punctuation? I use those when I handwrite in my journals, ffs. I'm an insufferable grammar nerd with oxford comma opinions, not AI
December 29, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Look, I get it, AI is bad and shouldn't be used to steal art or float through education. I'm with you. But can we stop telling people em dashes are an AI-exclusive punctuation? I use those when I handwrite in my journals, ffs. I'm an insufferable grammar nerd with oxford comma opinions, not AI
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A 1974 study from Purdue University asked 10th-12th graders their feelings about book bans and lo and behold, those who opposed censorship got better grades, read more, and had stronger vocabularies than their peers.
(Psst: it's the same today because this IS about intellectual access)
(Psst: it's the same today because this IS about intellectual access)
December 28, 2025 at 12:27 PM
A 1974 study from Purdue University asked 10th-12th graders their feelings about book bans and lo and behold, those who opposed censorship got better grades, read more, and had stronger vocabularies than their peers.
(Psst: it's the same today because this IS about intellectual access)
(Psst: it's the same today because this IS about intellectual access)
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Every time a young person dies in a school shooting a Heritage Institute intern gets their pocket square
December 15, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Every time a young person dies in a school shooting a Heritage Institute intern gets their pocket square
I cannot describe to you the absolute fucking joy this picture brings me
December 5, 2025 at 5:51 PM
I cannot describe to you the absolute fucking joy this picture brings me
As someone who called herself a swiftie until recent...*events*, the main issue with the Fate of Ophelia isn't that the lyrics are inane (they are!) but that it shows a fundamental misunderstanding of Hamlet and THAT I cannot abide from someone who presents themselves as well-read.
November 15, 2025 at 4:07 PM
As someone who called herself a swiftie until recent...*events*, the main issue with the Fate of Ophelia isn't that the lyrics are inane (they are!) but that it shows a fundamental misunderstanding of Hamlet and THAT I cannot abide from someone who presents themselves as well-read.
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Message to our friends from our hoomom. If able plz consider donating to a group that provides food for the beloved pets of people struggling right now. Our mum grew up very poor & remembers how hard it was to feed the family & their pet. Share some kindness. Love you all 🩷
November 11, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Message to our friends from our hoomom. If able plz consider donating to a group that provides food for the beloved pets of people struggling right now. Our mum grew up very poor & remembers how hard it was to feed the family & their pet. Share some kindness. Love you all 🩷
I've spent my whole life with doctors telling me it's all in my head and implying I'm just a whiner. For the first time ever a doctor just told me "you don't seem like a complainer" and that probably shouldn't mean as much as it does but holy hell was that validating
November 11, 2025 at 7:53 PM
I've spent my whole life with doctors telling me it's all in my head and implying I'm just a whiner. For the first time ever a doctor just told me "you don't seem like a complainer" and that probably shouldn't mean as much as it does but holy hell was that validating
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It’s the same old same old. Republicans do a tantrum and break the dishes. The Democrats clean it up. It’s an abusive relationship.
November 10, 2025 at 11:35 PM
It’s the same old same old. Republicans do a tantrum and break the dishes. The Democrats clean it up. It’s an abusive relationship.
This Congress is the oldest in US history. We need to stop electing people who won't have to live long enough to see the consequences. Also probably should elect people that can read the statements prepared for them. Or, you know, comprehend questions asked of them. Or that have empathy. And so on
November 10, 2025 at 10:59 PM
This Congress is the oldest in US history. We need to stop electing people who won't have to live long enough to see the consequences. Also probably should elect people that can read the statements prepared for them. Or, you know, comprehend questions asked of them. Or that have empathy. And so on
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In the most predictable development ever, Mike Johnson is not committing to hold a House vote on ACA subsidies
November 10, 2025 at 10:19 PM
In the most predictable development ever, Mike Johnson is not committing to hold a House vote on ACA subsidies
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Read every word & share with everyone you know. This is real life here in Chicago. Americans need to know this grotesque reality & stand with us.
Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
November 10, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Read every word & share with everyone you know. This is real life here in Chicago. Americans need to know this grotesque reality & stand with us.
Why don't women report? Even with evidence and the worst trauma, men aren't punished. We are. The mom heard one assault and left, they were both recorded, one girl almost died. Apart from a record this asshole has no real punishment. It's on VIDEO, these girls SCREAMING for help. And yet, nothing.
November 10, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Why don't women report? Even with evidence and the worst trauma, men aren't punished. We are. The mom heard one assault and left, they were both recorded, one girl almost died. Apart from a record this asshole has no real punishment. It's on VIDEO, these girls SCREAMING for help. And yet, nothing.
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Thou mayst be valiant in a better cause;
But now thou seem'st a coward.
But now thou seem'st a coward.
November 10, 2025 at 4:37 AM
Thou mayst be valiant in a better cause;
But now thou seem'st a coward.
But now thou seem'st a coward.
Not saying we should bring out a guillotine but a little fear can do wonders.
Trump arrives in FL for another weekend of parties and golf while his attorneys fight in the Supreme Court to deny food to SNAP beneficiaries despite a court order.
November 8, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Not saying we should bring out a guillotine but a little fear can do wonders.
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ICE has been seizing people in Allston. Boston area folks, spread the word about the LUCE hotline to report ICE sightings. And here's stickers you can print and put up anywhere:
Massachusetts folks: I made these stickers sharing LUCE's ICE hotline ☎️ 617-370-5023--they verify sightings and share confirmed info. Stickers fit 1"x2.6" label (Avery 5160). Image below or follow link for a full sheet. Print, stick every&anywhere. www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/7v098...
November 5, 2025 at 2:08 PM
ICE has been seizing people in Allston. Boston area folks, spread the word about the LUCE hotline to report ICE sightings. And here's stickers you can print and put up anywhere:
Metal music is good for your mental health, btw
November 5, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Metal music is good for your mental health, btw
Stardust is the most beautiful dog I have ever seen and it's not even just because she's in my family. She's just damn photogenic. She had dental surgery yesterday and still, so adorable. I, on the other hand, am a gremlin on the best of days
November 1, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Stardust is the most beautiful dog I have ever seen and it's not even just because she's in my family. She's just damn photogenic. She had dental surgery yesterday and still, so adorable. I, on the other hand, am a gremlin on the best of days
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For Halloween: There's nothing creepier than the ways law enforcement accords embryos and fetuses personhood to criminalize pregnant people—in some cases, tearing through women's plumbing and stealing & burying their fetal remains as their own:
Unmasking the Creeps, Ghouls, and Weirdos Attacking Abortion
10.30.25
open.substack.com
October 31, 2025 at 4:43 PM
For Halloween: There's nothing creepier than the ways law enforcement accords embryos and fetuses personhood to criminalize pregnant people—in some cases, tearing through women's plumbing and stealing & burying their fetal remains as their own:
"Women have always been the forefront of human rights and men have always been the forefront of human atrocities."
October 30, 2025 at 7:22 PM
"Women have always been the forefront of human rights and men have always been the forefront of human atrocities."
It's wild that I'm lucky to have a husband that is aware he doesn't know more about having a uterus than he, a non-uterus haver, does. And yet. (Context: I sent a video in which a man told his girlfriend PMS isn't real and she handled it far more rationally than I would have)
October 30, 2025 at 1:16 PM
It's wild that I'm lucky to have a husband that is aware he doesn't know more about having a uterus than he, a non-uterus haver, does. And yet. (Context: I sent a video in which a man told his girlfriend PMS isn't real and she handled it far more rationally than I would have)
They're just walking in and shooting pets now. Fuck these racist losers. That dog and his humans did nothing wrong, and still he ended up murdered in front of his family. There is little to be gained via civility at this point.
“This heckin’ pupperino fucking hates La Migra,” to paraphrase from @weratedogs.com
October 16, 2025 at 5:11 PM
They're just walking in and shooting pets now. Fuck these racist losers. That dog and his humans did nothing wrong, and still he ended up murdered in front of his family. There is little to be gained via civility at this point.
I am a strong independent woman who does, in fact, need her husband on the phone while he's on a trip with his brother to talk me through removing an enormous wasp before the dogs got to it because I was so afraid. In my defense, and I am not exaggerating, the thing was at least 1.5 inches long
October 7, 2025 at 12:57 AM
I am a strong independent woman who does, in fact, need her husband on the phone while he's on a trip with his brother to talk me through removing an enormous wasp before the dogs got to it because I was so afraid. In my defense, and I am not exaggerating, the thing was at least 1.5 inches long
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A wonderfully cogent piece by @elienyc.bsky.social that does a great job explaining in plain English why Thomas' approach to jurisprudence isn't just casual partisan hackery but an existential threat to the foundations of how the SC is supposed to function. www.thenation.com/article/soci...
Clarence Thomas Admits That He’s Coming for Our Rights
In a little-covered speech, the Supreme Court justice explained how he thinks the court should reverse rulings conservatives don’t like.
www.thenation.com
October 3, 2025 at 12:52 AM
A wonderfully cogent piece by @elienyc.bsky.social that does a great job explaining in plain English why Thomas' approach to jurisprudence isn't just casual partisan hackery but an existential threat to the foundations of how the SC is supposed to function. www.thenation.com/article/soci...
This morning I learned about the Nazi's Madagascar plan for European Jews, which perhaps I am late to. History was never my best subject; numbers and laws don't have feelings and that has a certain amount of appeal. BUT it is an important historical context to present day deportations.
October 6, 2025 at 1:03 PM
This morning I learned about the Nazi's Madagascar plan for European Jews, which perhaps I am late to. History was never my best subject; numbers and laws don't have feelings and that has a certain amount of appeal. BUT it is an important historical context to present day deportations.