AJ [they/them]
@vinajax.bsky.social
anthropology🏺|| entomology 🐝 || 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
also star trek - data my boy <3
thats pretty much it lmao
all the bee images can be found at https://ecdysis.org/
if they don't have an image id in my post, there is one in the reblogs
also star trek - data my boy <3
thats pretty much it lmao
all the bee images can be found at https://ecdysis.org/
if they don't have an image id in my post, there is one in the reblogs
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i think we as queer people need to get freakier with it
April 8, 2025 at 7:13 PM
i think we as queer people need to get freakier with it
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I've said it before and will say it again -- the Trump administration is not acting like one that fears democratic accountability next year or in 2028. Draw your own conclusions.
it's still just striking to me that we're five weeks into this, and neither trump nor musk are offering up any treats, to anyone. everything is bad news. everything makes life harder. the only thing they're offering is a tax cut for *extremely* wealthy people, at the expense of *everyone* else.
February 28, 2025 at 11:49 PM
I've said it before and will say it again -- the Trump administration is not acting like one that fears democratic accountability next year or in 2028. Draw your own conclusions.
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If the IRS were forced to disclose taxpayer information in violation of Section 6103 of the Internal Revenue Code, it would set a dangerous precedent that could, in theory, be used to justify the release of anyone’s tax records—including those of high-profile individuals like Musk and Trump.
March 1, 2025 at 3:22 AM
If the IRS were forced to disclose taxpayer information in violation of Section 6103 of the Internal Revenue Code, it would set a dangerous precedent that could, in theory, be used to justify the release of anyone’s tax records—including those of high-profile individuals like Musk and Trump.
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Seems very likely the Musk/Trump regime could also try to use IRS data to get home addresses for dissidents, queer people, and other minorities.
This story is tough to summarize in a catchy way, but I'll try: The DHS asked the IRS to share the home addresses of 700,000 people suspected of being in the country illegally, and the IRS said no because that's not legal. Nixon was nearly impeached for a similar move.
gift link: wapo.st/4bkjoAY
gift link: wapo.st/4bkjoAY
IRS rejected request for addresses of people believed to be in U.S. illegally
Immigration enforcement officials sought home addresses for 700,000 people and also asked for skilled auditors to investigate businesses.
wapo.st
March 1, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Seems very likely the Musk/Trump regime could also try to use IRS data to get home addresses for dissidents, queer people, and other minorities.
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If I had to give one bit of advice to those new to mutual aid, get the idea of “charity” out of ur head. Helping our community is something we owe each other. We are all on equal ground. If u have the means to help, that doesn’t make u an “angel” and if you need help that doesn’t make u lesser.1/2
January 23, 2025 at 1:11 AM
If I had to give one bit of advice to those new to mutual aid, get the idea of “charity” out of ur head. Helping our community is something we owe each other. We are all on equal ground. If u have the means to help, that doesn’t make u an “angel” and if you need help that doesn’t make u lesser.1/2
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And once they’ve circled the wagons around it being an old Transylvanian cavalry salute or whatever horseshit they come up with, we’re going to start seeing MAGA folks doing it “ironically” to troll the libs, with Trump’s winking approval.
January 20, 2025 at 8:30 PM
And once they’ve circled the wagons around it being an old Transylvanian cavalry salute or whatever horseshit they come up with, we’re going to start seeing MAGA folks doing it “ironically” to troll the libs, with Trump’s winking approval.
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He may be gone but with the heart he had, he’ll never really die ❤️
January 16, 2025 at 6:59 PM
He may be gone but with the heart he had, he’ll never really die ❤️
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the thing that is self-reinforcing about this:
a bitter back-and-forth which ends in a block is seen by no one, because it’s vaporized
a bitter back-and-forth which ends in a block is seen by no one, because it’s vaporized
ok one more "how we do it on bluesky" re: "block, don't engage." it's not that anybody wants to tell you what to do -- it's that we collectively realized that this is what works. it works really great! zero, zero response needed. just block! don't argue at all with dickheads! try it! you'll see.
November 16, 2024 at 2:42 AM
the thing that is self-reinforcing about this:
a bitter back-and-forth which ends in a block is seen by no one, because it’s vaporized
a bitter back-and-forth which ends in a block is seen by no one, because it’s vaporized
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Yet another plea to people who are using or following people off follow-farming hashtags like #NoDemUnder1K, #NoDemUnder5K, #BlueCrew, #FBR, etc etc: please do not do that, it's how disinformation operations work. I'm already seeing accounts in those hashtags that are likely disinformation ops. 1/
November 15, 2024 at 2:28 PM
Yet another plea to people who are using or following people off follow-farming hashtags like #NoDemUnder1K, #NoDemUnder5K, #BlueCrew, #FBR, etc etc: please do not do that, it's how disinformation operations work. I'm already seeing accounts in those hashtags that are likely disinformation ops. 1/
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Since we know the bsky team engages with feedback, I also wrote to them abt why "explicit" content should default to a visible warning label like the "suggestive" category instead of scrubbing it completely from the feed-- as long as the user has input their adult bday.
If you care about this, 1/3
If you care about this, 1/3
November 13, 2024 at 11:15 PM
Since we know the bsky team engages with feedback, I also wrote to them abt why "explicit" content should default to a visible warning label like the "suggestive" category instead of scrubbing it completely from the feed-- as long as the user has input their adult bday.
If you care about this, 1/3
If you care about this, 1/3
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This is not going to be a repeat of 2016-2020. It will be better, it will be worse, but most of all it will be *different.* Here are things I want every single person to keep in mind as we head into round 2 of a Trump admin. 🧵
November 8, 2024 at 4:40 PM
This is not going to be a repeat of 2016-2020. It will be better, it will be worse, but most of all it will be *different.* Here are things I want every single person to keep in mind as we head into round 2 of a Trump admin. 🧵
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"Why kick the cat?" - @brewster.kahle.org, speaking to Daniel Wu of the Washington Post about the attacks against the Internet Archive ➡️ wapo.st/4f998w2
The world’s largest internet archive is under siege — and fighting back
Hackers struck the Internet Archive, leaking millions of users’s data and causing founder Brewster Kahle to take a sprawling library of online history offline.
wapo.st
October 18, 2024 at 5:14 PM
"Why kick the cat?" - @brewster.kahle.org, speaking to Daniel Wu of the Washington Post about the attacks against the Internet Archive ➡️ wapo.st/4f998w2
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The Internet Archive's lending library was so helpful for my research on the history of psyops. There are tons of primary sources like government documents, plus obscure, out-of-print books that can reveal a lot. This ruling against them is a blow to the public sphere. www.wired.com/story/intern...
The Internet Archive Loses Its Appeal of a Major Copyright Case
Hachette v. Internet Archive was brought by book publishers objecting to the archive’s digital lending library.
www.wired.com
September 5, 2024 at 4:26 AM
The Internet Archive's lending library was so helpful for my research on the history of psyops. There are tons of primary sources like government documents, plus obscure, out-of-print books that can reveal a lot. This ruling against them is a blow to the public sphere. www.wired.com/story/intern...
woo bee time! this time its an orchid bee, or from the Euglossa taxon
these guys are another favorite because of their color and the males have absolutely wild looking rear legs #dailybee #entomology #idigbees
these guys are another favorite because of their color and the males have absolutely wild looking rear legs #dailybee #entomology #idigbees
August 24, 2024 at 12:07 AM
woo bee time! this time its an orchid bee, or from the Euglossa taxon
these guys are another favorite because of their color and the males have absolutely wild looking rear legs #dailybee #entomology #idigbees
these guys are another favorite because of their color and the males have absolutely wild looking rear legs #dailybee #entomology #idigbees
todays bee:
Bombus dahlbomii! my favorite <33
love these little (big) guys, theyre so so pretty, this guy especially. the others are more of a yellow shade (i have another posted) while he looks like a cheeto
#idigbees #dailybee #entomology #bees
Bombus dahlbomii! my favorite <33
love these little (big) guys, theyre so so pretty, this guy especially. the others are more of a yellow shade (i have another posted) while he looks like a cheeto
#idigbees #dailybee #entomology #bees
July 4, 2024 at 10:21 PM
todays bee:
Bombus dahlbomii! my favorite <33
love these little (big) guys, theyre so so pretty, this guy especially. the others are more of a yellow shade (i have another posted) while he looks like a cheeto
#idigbees #dailybee #entomology #bees
Bombus dahlbomii! my favorite <33
love these little (big) guys, theyre so so pretty, this guy especially. the others are more of a yellow shade (i have another posted) while he looks like a cheeto
#idigbees #dailybee #entomology #bees
todays bee of the day! (been a while, apologies - its been so busy)
her species is Svastra, i dont know any ID beyond that unfortunately but she's very pretty <3
#dailybee #entomology #nativebees
her species is Svastra, i dont know any ID beyond that unfortunately but she's very pretty <3
#dailybee #entomology #nativebees
June 21, 2024 at 3:23 AM
todays bee of the day! (been a while, apologies - its been so busy)
her species is Svastra, i dont know any ID beyond that unfortunately but she's very pretty <3
#dailybee #entomology #nativebees
her species is Svastra, i dont know any ID beyond that unfortunately but she's very pretty <3
#dailybee #entomology #nativebees
today's bee: Bombus huntii Greene, 1860
this girl is such a cool one, hunt's bumblebee is already really cool and then there's the image of her proboscis which is SO cool, the textures and little pieces are so stunning
#idigbees #dailybee #entomology
this girl is such a cool one, hunt's bumblebee is already really cool and then there's the image of her proboscis which is SO cool, the textures and little pieces are so stunning
#idigbees #dailybee #entomology
February 7, 2024 at 12:26 AM
today's bee: Bombus huntii Greene, 1860
this girl is such a cool one, hunt's bumblebee is already really cool and then there's the image of her proboscis which is SO cool, the textures and little pieces are so stunning
#idigbees #dailybee #entomology
this girl is such a cool one, hunt's bumblebee is already really cool and then there's the image of her proboscis which is SO cool, the textures and little pieces are so stunning
#idigbees #dailybee #entomology
todays bee: Osmia calla Cockerell, 1897
first, obsessed with osmia's colorings they're so vibrant and different across each species but especially hers
second, i am. back now, had some health issues come up but am now able to work again so woo! more bee pics!
#dailybee #bees #idigbees #entomology
first, obsessed with osmia's colorings they're so vibrant and different across each species but especially hers
second, i am. back now, had some health issues come up but am now able to work again so woo! more bee pics!
#dailybee #bees #idigbees #entomology
February 1, 2024 at 4:20 AM
todays bee: Osmia calla Cockerell, 1897
first, obsessed with osmia's colorings they're so vibrant and different across each species but especially hers
second, i am. back now, had some health issues come up but am now able to work again so woo! more bee pics!
#dailybee #bees #idigbees #entomology
first, obsessed with osmia's colorings they're so vibrant and different across each species but especially hers
second, i am. back now, had some health issues come up but am now able to work again so woo! more bee pics!
#dailybee #bees #idigbees #entomology
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If we’d speak more ill of the dead, maybe it would remind the living not to be assholes.
November 30, 2023 at 4:10 AM
If we’d speak more ill of the dead, maybe it would remind the living not to be assholes.
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November 30, 2023 at 2:35 AM
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thank you for your service o7
Honored to write the Rolling Stone obituary for the worst American of the post-World War II era. Rot in piss
Henry Kissinger, War Criminal Beloved by America’s Ruling Class, Finally Dies
Henry Kissinger has died at age 100, his consulting firm said in a statement on Wednesday.
www.rollingstone.com
November 30, 2023 at 6:51 AM
thank you for your service o7