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I stand with my trans sisters, who are women.
For all women, trans and cis alike, I think defining womanhood by increasingly specific biological factors reduces all of us as people.
I think the last GC definition of a woman I saw involved the phrase “large gametes”. This says nothing about anyone
For all women, trans and cis alike, I think defining womanhood by increasingly specific biological factors reduces all of us as people.
I think the last GC definition of a woman I saw involved the phrase “large gametes”. This says nothing about anyone
April 16, 2025 at 3:17 PM
I stand with my trans sisters, who are women.
For all women, trans and cis alike, I think defining womanhood by increasingly specific biological factors reduces all of us as people.
I think the last GC definition of a woman I saw involved the phrase “large gametes”. This says nothing about anyone
For all women, trans and cis alike, I think defining womanhood by increasingly specific biological factors reduces all of us as people.
I think the last GC definition of a woman I saw involved the phrase “large gametes”. This says nothing about anyone
a (new to me, at least) lovely essay from katherine rundell on the importance of books for children: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Katherine Rundell · Why children’s books?
Children’s books, to a great extent because they are written for those who cannot participate in the market, can offer...
www.lrb.co.uk
April 10, 2025 at 3:27 PM
a (new to me, at least) lovely essay from katherine rundell on the importance of books for children: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
went out for a little treat to have during my afternoon meeting and then realised my preferred kombucha comes in a dark beer bottle, which is Not Quite The Vibe
April 9, 2025 at 12:51 PM
went out for a little treat to have during my afternoon meeting and then realised my preferred kombucha comes in a dark beer bottle, which is Not Quite The Vibe
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Well now we know where the @askamanager.org question writer worked.
So there's an AI company called Twixify, which as best as I can tell does not put your name on a package of Twix, which means I have no interest in what they do.
Apparently neither does anyone there, because "jackin' it at work" has just now become against company policy.
Like, this week.
Apparently neither does anyone there, because "jackin' it at work" has just now become against company policy.
Like, this week.
February 27, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Well now we know where the @askamanager.org question writer worked.
great replies alert
Please, science Bluesky. I am begging. I need to know the most ridiculous looking species.
Please tell me what the weirdest little weirdos on the planet are.
Give me your weirdest animal facts.
My feeble grip on sanity is dependent on you.
Please tell me what the weirdest little weirdos on the planet are.
Give me your weirdest animal facts.
My feeble grip on sanity is dependent on you.
February 4, 2025 at 1:04 PM
great replies alert
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This. Is. Amazing. Finally, an ebook alternative for Amazon, but for independent bookstores. This is amazing for readers who want to be more intentional about where you're spending your money. 📖 #BookSky
Bookshop.org launches new e-book platform that exclusively supports local bookstores
Indie bookstores miss out on millions of e-book sales to big companies like Amazon. Bookshop.org's new platform could help them turn a new page.
www.npr.org
February 2, 2025 at 4:29 AM
This. Is. Amazing. Finally, an ebook alternative for Amazon, but for independent bookstores. This is amazing for readers who want to be more intentional about where you're spending your money. 📖 #BookSky
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New from me. On the start of the trade war and the line from JFK that Trudeau didn't say.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
ANALYSIS | Donald Trump has ruptured the Canada-U.S. relationship. To what end? And what comes next? | CBC News
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau recalled a solid relationship with the U.S. built on history and necessity as he announced retaliatory tariffs in response to a trade war that surveys have found American...
www.cbc.ca
February 2, 2025 at 1:36 PM
New from me. On the start of the trade war and the line from JFK that Trudeau didn't say.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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This is such great news. For so long Amazon has had a chokehold on ebooks. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/28/b...
Indie Bookstores Will Soon Be Able to Sell E-Books
Bookshop, a site that lets independent, bricks-and-mortar bookshops sell their books online, is launching an app that will allow the sales of e-books, too.
www.nytimes.com
January 28, 2025 at 2:41 PM
This is such great news. For so long Amazon has had a chokehold on ebooks. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/28/b...
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Great reporting. The Israeli army said that most people killed in bombing a Beirut apartment block were Hezbollah. The BBC found that nearly all were in fact civilians, and a third were children. www.bbc.com/news/article...
January 24, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Great reporting. The Israeli army said that most people killed in bombing a Beirut apartment block were Hezbollah. The BBC found that nearly all were in fact civilians, and a third were children. www.bbc.com/news/article...
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I've built a machine that can be Confidently Wrong. It can also make pictures that all look a bit the same, as well as make a video of you kissing any celebrity or person you know. In payment, I'd like to boil the world's oceans dry, & steal all literature. For some reason, my head is not on a spike
January 24, 2025 at 10:56 AM
I've built a machine that can be Confidently Wrong. It can also make pictures that all look a bit the same, as well as make a video of you kissing any celebrity or person you know. In payment, I'd like to boil the world's oceans dry, & steal all literature. For some reason, my head is not on a spike
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They say no man is an island, but I know what I saw out there. Islandman is real.
January 21, 2025 at 7:08 PM
They say no man is an island, but I know what I saw out there. Islandman is real.
excellent replies at the very least
Today I sent a letter to President Trump urging his Administration to reexamine New York’s congestion pricing scheme.
Congestion pricing is a disaster for New Jersey commuters and must receive the close look it deserves from the federal government.
Congestion pricing is a disaster for New Jersey commuters and must receive the close look it deserves from the federal government.
January 21, 2025 at 3:18 PM
excellent replies at the very least
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I will never stop being mad about how the media has treated the anti-trans movement as a group of ordinary people with legitimate concerns rather than the obvious frothing bigots they are.
ABC White House correspondent just released ANOTHER anti-trans EO expected that we did not cover in our piece this morning:
A federal ban on funding to programs that acknowledge and affirm transgender people.
A federal ban on funding to programs that acknowledge and affirm transgender people.
January 20, 2025 at 6:37 PM
I will never stop being mad about how the media has treated the anti-trans movement as a group of ordinary people with legitimate concerns rather than the obvious frothing bigots they are.
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Better rhetoric than 99 percent of Democratic elected officials, run this man for something
Just spoke with former Officer Mike Fanone about the Biden pardon that covers him and other officers who testified before the Jan. 6 committee.
“This is a different kind of American exceptionalism. It’s exceptionally fucked up.”
“This is a different kind of American exceptionalism. It’s exceptionally fucked up.”
January 20, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Better rhetoric than 99 percent of Democratic elected officials, run this man for something
haha
January 17, 2025 at 10:16 AM
haha
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He's thinking of AO3. Common mistake
January 15, 2025 at 4:35 PM
He's thinking of AO3. Common mistake
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I don't have a lot of respect for Aaron Sorkin, but I gotta hand it to him for his choice to depict Mark Zuckerberg in THE SOCIAL NETWORK as a misanthropic incel type whose driving motivation is misogynist resentment
January 11, 2025 at 12:18 PM
I don't have a lot of respect for Aaron Sorkin, but I gotta hand it to him for his choice to depict Mark Zuckerberg in THE SOCIAL NETWORK as a misanthropic incel type whose driving motivation is misogynist resentment
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a jazz bar called hornpub
December 7, 2024 at 1:56 PM
a jazz bar called hornpub
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Occasional reminder that there’s no, “it’s too late, its over” for anthropogenic climate change. Every molecule of CO2 that doesn’t go into the atmosphere makes a difference. Preventing 0.1 degree of warming makes a difference. Every bit of climate resilience we build together makes a difference.
January 9, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Occasional reminder that there’s no, “it’s too late, its over” for anthropogenic climate change. Every molecule of CO2 that doesn’t go into the atmosphere makes a difference. Preventing 0.1 degree of warming makes a difference. Every bit of climate resilience we build together makes a difference.
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i gasped
Incredible precision by the helicopter crew dropping water on the LA firea 🎯
January 9, 2025 at 4:50 AM
i gasped
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Le Sword: who's mightier now, bitch
January 7, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Le Sword: who's mightier now, bitch
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It is remarkable that there are still people who believe that the reason hundreds of thousands of people have nowhere to live is that we haven’t made having nowhere to live unpleasant enough.
December 27, 2024 at 4:58 PM
It is remarkable that there are still people who believe that the reason hundreds of thousands of people have nowhere to live is that we haven’t made having nowhere to live unpleasant enough.
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a reminder. citrusy, not citrussy!
December 24, 2024 at 5:05 AM
a reminder. citrusy, not citrussy!